Did Trump just butcher Apple CEO Tim Cook's very easy name?

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook during the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board's first meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) less President Donald Trump shakes hands with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook during the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board's first meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March ... more Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Did Trump just butcher Apple CEO Tim Cook's very easy name? 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

After a Wednesday meeting of President Donald Trump's American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, the president was called out for how he referred to the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, who was sitting right next to him.

Instead of calling him Tim Cook, it was reported Trump called him "Tim Apple."

This would have been far from Trump's first name blunder — he called Sen. Kamala Harris "Kameela" and famously referred to the fire-decimated Butte County town of Paradise as "Pleasure." And despite the monosyllabic nature of Cook's moniker, it too appeared to trip up Trump.

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Twitter, ever eager for a White House gaffe to make memes out of, had a field day.

"He just thinks everyone names their company after themselves like he did," joked one Twitter user. See more jokes in the gallery below:

Twitter reacts to Trump saying "Tim Apple" when referring to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Twitter reacts to Trump saying "Tim Apple" when referring to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Photo: Screenshot / Twitter Photo: Screenshot / Twitter Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Tim Apple Twitter reactions 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

But did Trump really mess up a name that easy? Watching a bit more of the president's remarks makes it less obvious.

"We have so many companies coming in, people like Tim, you're expanding all over and doing things that I really wanted you to from the beginning. I used to say, 'Tim, you've gotta start doing it over here,' and you really have. I mean, you've really put a big investment in our country. We appreciate it very much, Tim Apple."

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It's that last part people are making fun of. But if one punctuates the quote slightly differently — "We appreciate it, Tim, Apple," — it reads like he's thanking both the company and its CEO. Trump's signature rambling style of speaking can make it hard to tell what he means.

Watch for yourself and see what you think:

The American Workforce Policy Advisory Board is a 25-member group that advises the president on workforce and business issues. Other companies represented on the board include IBM, SAP and Siemens.

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