I can’t find anything saying he gave it back. I can find articles with him denying he ever said what is claimed above while saying he has to fix his image but doesn’t go as far as saying he is going to give that specific hat back. There is also nothing that independently confirms it and that it was based on a Reddit post alone.

There is zero reason to give a ceo the benefit of the doubt, anymore than there is a reason to give the police the benefit of the doubt. We are living in a time where the powerful act without shame and only apologize when caught.