Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's vitriolic campaign targeting immigrants, minorities and women has led to tech giant Apple making it clear that the company will not provide funding or other support for the party's 2016 US presidential convention.
According to a report in the Politico.com, Apple told Republican leaders that Trump's controversial comments are behind the decision to stop the funding.
But other big names like Facebook, Google and Microsoft say they will provide some support to the GOP event in Cleveland in July 2016.
Trump and Apple have had a strained relationship ever since the Republican leader called for a boycott of the company's products, and slammed CEO Tim Cook, over Apple's stance on encryption.
Asked about Apple's absence, a spokeswoman for the GOP's convention effor replied: "We are working with a variety of major tech partners who are focused on being part of the American political process."
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