Hyderabad, April 21 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 21, paid tribute to outgoing Apple chief executive officer (CEO) Tim Cook, calling him "an incredible guy" in a Truth Social post that recounted a series of favours he said he had done for the tech executive, while also declaring that Cook had outperformed even company co-founder Steve Jobs.

The post came hours after Apple announced that Cook, who has led the Cupertino-based company since 2011, would step down in September and be succeeded by John Ternus, currently senior vice president of hardware engineering. Cook will remain involved with the company as executive chairman.

Trump on Cook vs Jobs

In a lengthy post, Trump said Cook's tenure had surpassed what even Jobs ...