Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hates updating his iPhone apps just as much as the next guy.
In fact, it bothers the Senator so much, he decided to voice his frustrations to Apple CEO Tim Cook during a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday.
“What I really want to ask is why the hell I have to keep updating the apps on my iPhone all the time and why you don’t fix that?” McCain asked Cook.
“Sir, we’re trying to make them better all the time,” Cook responded with a smile.
The purpose of the hearing was to investigate Apple’s tax practices, after a Senate investigation revealed the tech company avoided paying $9 billion in taxes in 2012, according to Reuters. Although Apple paid $6 billion in taxes last year, the Senate investigation found that by using three subsidiary companies in Ireland that pay taxes in no country, the tech giant avoided paying the larger sum of U.S. taxes.
Cook defended Apple’s case in front of the subcommittee, insisting Apple pays “every single dollar” they owe and makes sure to “comply with the laws.”
Aside from the serious business of the hearing, McCain wasn’t the only Senator to get personally friendly with the Apple CEO.
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) accused Apple of “creative tax gimmickry,” but he also admitted he was a fan of Mac products.
“I have an iPhone in my pocket,” he confessed on the chamber floor.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) also drooled over the company.
“I love Apple. I love Apple!” she exclaimed.
Never fear, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) — Tuesday’s hearing was seemingly more of a love-fest than ‘bullying.’
Watch McCain joke about updating his apps below.
