Hillary Clinton considered Bill Gates and Tim Cook as VP candidates
Earlier today, Wikileaks published a new set of documents from John Podesta's private Gmail account. Of all the new revelations, one of the more intriguing developments is an email that lays out many of the vice president candidates Hillary Clinton's campaign had under consideration.
In an email Podesta sent out in March of 2016, the chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential campaign listed a number of potential VP picks, including former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and current Apple CEO Tim Cook.
The list, according to Podesta, was a "first cut," so it's anybody's guess as to how seriously the Clinton campaign thought about pursuing either Gates or Cook. As a point of interest, Cook is a noted supporter of Clinton and just this past summer held a fundraiser where all proceeds were donated to Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here