Tim Apple Gaffe

It was a dream come true for Delhi-based student Palash Taneja when he stood face to face with Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with 13 global students in San Jose and in that moment, came the witty question: How are you, Tim Apple?

"Tim Apple" was last week's news. The moniker was born from a fleeting moment during a White House event on Wednesday when President Donald Trump appeared to mistakenly refer to Apple CEO Tim Cook as "Tim Apple." Video of the slip-up swiftly went viral with social media users, late-night hosts and even Cook himself getting in on the fun. (Cook c...

"I quickly referred to Tim + Apple as Tim/Apple as an easy way to save time & words," Trump explained on his Twitter feed.

Widely mocked for calling Apple CEO Tim Cook "Tim Apple" to his face, President Donald Trump came up with an explanation Monday: it wasn't a gaffe, he was just being succinct.

To President Donald Trump, it was an awkward slip of the lip. To Apple CEO Tim Cook, it was an opportunity to poke some sly fun.

It was a dream come true for Delhi-based student Palash Taneja when he stood face to face with Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with 13 global students in San Jose and in that moment, came the witty question: How are you, Tim Apple?

"Tim Apple" was last week's news. The moniker was born from a fleeting moment during a White House event on Wednesday when President Donald Trump appeared to mistakenly refer to Apple CEO Tim Cook as "Tim Apple." Video of the slip-up swiftly went viral with social media users, late-night hosts and even Cook himself getting in on the fun. (Cook c...

"I quickly referred to Tim + Apple as Tim/Apple as an easy way to save time & words," Trump explained on his Twitter feed.

Widely mocked for calling Apple CEO Tim Cook "Tim Apple" to his face, President Donald Trump came up with an explanation Monday: it wasn't a gaffe, he was just being succinct.

To President Donald Trump, it was an awkward slip of the lip. To Apple CEO Tim Cook, it was an opportunity to poke some sly fun.