(
The Hill
) – The billionaire businessman Bill Gates condemned Elon Musk for giving advice on the
Department of Government Efficiency
(DOGE) to
slash the budget
Of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), criticizing the globe’s wealthiest individual for “contributing to the deaths of the planet’s most impoverished children.”
In an
Interview with The Financial Times
(FT), Gates suggested the
DOGE’s cuts
were too abrupt and left life-saving food and medicines to expire in warehouses. He said the Trump administration’s
moves to eliminate USAID
resulted in a rise in diseases such as measles, HIV, and polio.
“The image of the world’s wealthiest individual harming the planet’s most destitute children is far from appealing,” he stated to FT.
The Trump administration effectively
shuttered the agency
earlier this year, with any remaining responsibilities getting absorbed into the State Department’s portfolio.
Gates informed the source that under Musk’s guidance, DOGE conducted widespread layoffs at USAID despite lacking comprehension of the organization or its operations. As a cofounder of Microsoft, Gates shared this information.
collaborated extensively with the international assistance organization
For many years through collaborative efforts with the Gates Foundation.
The interview occurs on the same day when the billionaire philanthropist unveiled their plans
to spend almost all of his money
over the next 20 years in an effort to have maximum impact on global health issues like finding cures for diseases like HIV and eradicating polio. He estimated his foundation would
exceed over $200 billion
In the realm of global health, development, and education over the coming two decades, after which time the foundation will cease operations.
It provides us with clear direction,” Gates stated. “We will have significantly more funds since we plan to distribute our resources over twenty years rather than striving to maintain an indefinite endowment.
He previously held the top spot on the list of the world’s wealthiest people and now comfortably sits near the very top. The former tech executive said he would pass on less than 1 percent of his wealth to his children.
People will have plenty to say about me after my death, however, I’m resolved that ‘he passed away wealthy’ won’t be among those statements,” Gates stated in a letter explaining his choice. “There are simply too many pressing issues that require our attention.
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