Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook said he is “heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis” and has privately raised his concerns with President Trump, according to a memo to employees, following the killing of a man by federal agents over the weekend.
“This is a time for de-escalation,” Cook wrote in the internal message viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
“I believe America is strongest when we live up to our highest ideals, when we treat everyone with dignity and respect no matter who they are or where they’re from, and when we embrace our shared humanity.”
He added that he has shared those views with Trump. “I had a good conversation with the president this week when I shared my views, and I appreciate his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all,” Cook wrote.
The message Tuesday afternoon to Apple’s (AAPL) workforce comes as Cook came under criticism for attending a black-tie event at the White House on Saturday, hours after the killing of Alex Pretti, a nurse, in Minneapolis, which has further inflamed emotions.
OpenAI (OPENAI) CEO Sam Altman has told employees in an internal Slack message—obtained by the New York Times—that— that what is transpiring with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, colloquially known as ICE, has “gone too far.”
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