Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary explains why tech moguls ‘want to suck up to Trump’
Hindustan TimesKevin O'Leary is sharing his take on why tech moguls are suddenly racing to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Donald Trump. On Tuesday, the Shark Tank star explained that CEOs like Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, who paid a visit to the president-elect at his Florida resort last week, only want “two things.” FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary explains why tech leaders are rushing to meet Trump During his Tuesday interview with Fox Business' The Evening Edit, O'Leary said that “everybody knows he is pro-business,” adding that “as far as those CEOs, there’s two things they care about.” “They know with certainty tax rates probably stay at 21%,” the 70-year-old businessman said of the tech giants lining up to meet the president-elect. And no one’s going to touch him for two years.” “I don’t care if you’re running a country or you’re a CEO of an S&P 500 company, you’re sucking up and there’s a very important reason for it: power. Wonderful said of the coming Trump administration, “This mandate’s going to be way better than the last one, a lot more stable and very good for business.” “I’m licking my own chops right now.