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Whatever Trump decides on tariffs, Apple and Tim Cook lose


Online safety advocate Lennon Torres keeps finding herself disappointed by the trailblazing CEO, especially his donation to tariff-crazed Trump.

Being the first openly gay man to head a Fortune 500 company, I hoped he would shatter the glass ceiling, allowing more young LGBTQ+ people to envision a similar path of excellence. With the exemption, presented to the public as a way to protect Americans' accessibility to devices, Cook could rest easy knowing that his stock price would bounce back and his and his stockholders' pockets would continue to fill. With a deep passion for storytelling, advocacy, and politics, Lennon now works to center the lived experience of herself and others as she crafts her professional career in online child safety at Heat Initiative.

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