Clinton team mulled Apple’s Cook, Bill Gates as running mates
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign considered tapping Apple chief executive Tim Cook to be her running mate, according to hacked emails published Tuesday by WikiLeaks.
In an email dated March 17 to Clinton, campaign chairman John Podesta also proposed the mega-billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, his wife Melinda and General Motors chief executive Mary Barra as possible Democratic vice presidents.
"Let me know if there are people you would like to see added or removed," Podesta wrote, enclosing a…