US EditionBill Gates: ‘I Respectfully Disagree’ With Musk
- On May 8, 2025, Bill Gates criticized Elon Musk for overseeing significant cuts to U.S. Foreign aid programs, during a New York Times interview.
- These cuts, implemented by the Trump administration through the Department of Government Efficiency with Musk's involvement, reduced about 80% of USAID's global programs.
- Gates warned that these reductions are causing rising child deaths from preventable diseases and increasing HIV infections, reversing decades of health progress.
- Gates pledged to donate nearly $200 billion via his foundation by 2045 but stressed that philanthropy cannot replace essential government aid funding.
- This dispute highlights urgent debates over global aid priorities and suggests worsening health outcomes unless governments restore funding.
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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of 'murdering poorest children' through budget cuts: Long conflict between two multibillionaires reaches boiling point
Microsoft figurehead Bill Gates says tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is “killing the world’s poorest children” with cuts to US development aid. Read it on Telegraaf.nl
Bill Gates: "I can't compensate for cuts in American aid"
In an interview with the "World", the founder of one of the largest philanthropic companies, which will close its doors in 2045, looks back on the freezing of the funding of the Usaid and the drastic decline of international solidarity.
Melinda French Gates says Elon Musk should 'actually see what's going on in the world' before making decisions on US foreign aid
"I would say, before you move on an action, go out and actually see what's going on in the world today," Melinda French Gates said of Elon Musk.Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images; Allison Robbert via Getty ImagesElon Musk's DOGE moved quickly to shutter America's foreign aid programs.Melinda French Gates said Musk shouldn't have made those cuts without going on the ground."Go travel. Then decide what you're going to do," French Gates said.Meli…
Gates Hits Musk Directly… “World’s Richest Man Contributes to Poverty Child Deaths”
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seo Hye-rim = Microsoft (MS) co-founder Bill Gates announced on the 8th (local time) that he would bring forward the timing of his wealth return to society...
Bill Gates criticises Elon Musk: "Because of these cuts millions of children will die
Bill Gates makes a serious accusation against tech billionaire Elon Musk. The president's advisor is "the one who has cut USID's budget – and thus co-responsible for the death of millions of children.
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