Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of harming vulnerable children
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 10:20 am
In a fiery exchange, Bill Gates has sharply criticized Elon Musk for policies he claims are endangering the world’s poorest children. The accusations tie into broader debates over controversial funding cuts and their humanitarian impact, sparking eyebrow-raising commentary across the tech and philanthropic communities.
The cuts have done clear harm with barely any good to show for it.
Bill Gates Claims Elon Musk Is 'Killing World's Poorest Children' Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has reignited his ongoing feud with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of “killing the world’s poorest children” through funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for…
Bill Gates took aim at President Donald Trump and Elon Musk during an interview with The New York Times, saying funding cuts to USAID will cause childhood deaths to increase. “On childhood deaths, which over the next few years should have gone from five million to four million — now, unless there’s…
"The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one."
Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045, accuses Musk of harming world's poor Reuters
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts Financial Times
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