Coverage dated May 7, 2025

Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of killing poor children by cutting foreign aid, and says he's giving away his wealth

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Gates also announced that his Gates Foundation will cease operations in 2045, sooner than previously planned.

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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of killing poor children by cutting foreign aid, and says he's giving away his wealth (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published May 7, 2025
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
Gates also announced that his Gates Foundation will cease operations in 2045, sooner than previously planned.
Latin Times
Bill Gates Slams Elon Musk After Pledging To Donate 99% Of His Fortune: 'Killing The World's Poorest Children' (opens Latin Times)
Published May 7, 2025
Latin Times's feed description
Billionaire Bill Gates pledged to donate 99% of his fortune to the Gates Foundation over the next years before closing down the organization in 2045
Gizmodo
Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of 'Killing the World's Poorest Children' With DOGE Cuts (opens Gizmodo)
Published May 7, 2025
Gizmodo's feed description
The cuts have done clear harm with barely any good to show for it.
Insider
Bill Gates calls DOGE 'geographically illiterate,' says Elon Musk is 'involved in the deaths of the world's poorest children' (opens Insider)
Published May 7, 2025
Insider's feed description
The two men have long had a rivalry, and this isn't the first time the Microsoft cofounder has criticized Musk.
Quartz
Bill Gates says Elon Musk's DOGE is 'killing' poor children (opens Quartz)
Published May 7, 2025
Quartz's feed description
The Microsoft co-founder holds Musk accountable for potentially millions of preventable deaths
New York Post
Bill Gates says Elon Musk is ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ with DOGE cuts to USAID (opens New York Post)
Published May 7, 2025
New York Post's feed description
“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” Gates said of Musk in an interview with FT.
The Hill
Gates on Musk: ‘World’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children’ (opens The Hill)
Published May 7, 2025
The Hill's feed description
Billionaire entrepreneur Bill Gates criticized Elon Musk for advising the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash the budget of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), accusing the world’s richest man of “killing the world’s poorest children.
The Guardian
Bill Gates announces end of Gates Foundation and decries Elon Musk for Doge cuts (opens The Guardian)
Published May 7, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Microsoft co-founder accuses Trump ally of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ by slashing funding to USAID

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