U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly called out Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, for her ties with the news outlet The Atlantic. Laurene Powell Jobs, currently the sixth-richest woman in the world, is a majority stakeholder of the publication, which came into the limelight after it published a story about Trump's negative statements about American soldiers.
In a tweet posted on Sunday, Trump said that Steve Jobs would "not be happy" with what Laurene Powell Jobs was doing the money he left her. He added that the "failing radical left magazine," which Laurene Powell Jobs had ties to, was merely spewing fake news and hate. Trump further urged his followers to call and write to Laurene Powell Jobs regarding the issue.
The damaging report, which was published by The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg last week, revealed that several sources had overheard Trump calling American soldiers that had died in battle "losers" and suckers." Goldberg, who Trump had called a "con man" in his tweet, outlined how the president's remarks disrespected the sacrifices made by the country's service members. He also outlined how Trump at one point demanded that wounded veterans be excluded from military parades.
After the story was published, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden immediately issued a response. Biden, whose son served in the Army in 2004, mentioned in a tweet that his son "wasn't a sucker." Biden later termed Trump's remarks "disgusting." He added that if Trump did say those words against the country's patriots, then he is not fit to be their commander in chief.
Trump's tweet was in response to a post by Charlie Kirk, the head of a pro-Trump student group called Students for Trump. Kirk's post alleged that Laurene Powell Jobs had donated at least $500,000 to Biden's campaign. He then implied that there may have been an ulterior motive to the story published by The Atlantic.
Laurene Powell Jobs, who has a net worth of around $33.3 billion according to Bloomberg, inherited much of her wealth from the Apple and Disney stocks owned by her late husband. After her husband died in 2011, Laurene Powell Jobs founded The Emerson Collective. The social change organization is mainly involved in projects focused on education, environment, media, health and immigration reform. In 2017, the company purchased a majority stake in The Atlantic.
