Apple has almost 0 clout on Capitol Hill. I know people find that hard to believe. But Tim Cook is the biggest stage prop in Washington DC I have ever seen. — The guy gets drawn into every issue, gets used by every side, even Trump got mileage out of him, and I still can’t see what they’ve ever gotten. Yes they have received some preferential treatment for their phones in terms of imports, but any decent lobby and campaign would’ve got them that. - You ask a really good question. I think of the same about Elon Musk. -