Tim Cook gifts Trump with US-made piece of glass, 24k gold base

During today’s Oval Office announcement of the American Manufacturing Program (AMP), a visibly nervous Tim Cook presented President Trump with a “unique unit of one” piece of Kentucky-made glass, mounted on a 24k gold stand crafted in Utah.

A unique unit of one

As the press briefing began, Cook stood alongside Trump and in front of a pair of easels displaying the projected returns from Apple’s $600 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing over the next four years.

He also held a big, white box, with a huge Apple logo down the center. Inside, as Cook explained, was a gift for Trump:

“This glass comes from the Corning line. It’s engraved for President Trump. It’s a unique unit of one. It was designed by a U.S. Marine Corps corporal, a former one, that works at Apple now. And the base comes from Utah. And it’s 24-karat gold.”

As Cook set up the gift on top of the Resolute Desk and shook Trump’s hand, congratulating him on the gift he had just received, Trump raved about it being nice that “we’re doing this things now in the United States, instead of other countries, far away countries”.

If you’re curious, the inscription on the glass reads:

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

APPLE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING PROGRAM

(Tim Cook’s signature)

MADE IN USA

2025

Here’s the full video of the press briefing from the Oval Office

Would you like one of those on your desk? Let us know in the comments.

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