With the election fever picking up in the US, Apple CEO Tim Cook is planning to host a fundraiser
event for Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to help with her presidential campaign.
According to an invitation received by Buzzfeed, the fundraiser will take place on 24 August. It will be undertaken by Cook and another private citizen.
Cook had also hosted a fundraiser for Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan earlier this year, thereby indicating support for both parties. However, he hasn’t made a similar gesture towards Donald Trump who had called for the boycott of Apple products after Apple refused to hand over phone details of the San Bernandino killer.
According to The Verge, Apple employees have made donations to both the Republican and Democratic campaign committees in 2016, but the Democratic donations are much higher.
Apple employees have collectively donated over $150,00 to both the Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders campaigns. The highest donations received by Republican candidates is to Ted Cruz, somewhere in the region of $9000.
The invitation for the Cook-Clinton fundraiser lists three different contribution levels: $50,000, $10,000, and $2,700.
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