Gates supported Kamala’s candidacy with $50 million and is concerned about possible cuts to family planning and global health programs if Donald Trump is elected.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates supported Democratic candidate Kamala Harris with a secret donation of $50 million (€46.3 million), the newspaper reports The New York Times (New York).
Gates, one of the richest men in the world, He told three different sources privately that he recently made the donation to a nonprofit that supports the vice president’s candidacy.the newspaper reported Tuesday.
However, the former Microsoft CEO did not make public his financial support for Harris.
“I support candidates who demonstrate a clear commitment to improving health care, reducing poverty, and combating climate change in the US and around the world (…) I have a long history of working with leaders across the political spectrum, but this election is different, with unprecedented importance for Americans and the most vulnerable people around the world,” Gates said in a statement to the NYT.
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Gates’ philanthropy, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is concerned about Possible cuts to family planning and global health programs if former Republican President Donald Trump is electedor, said two people who spoke to the newspaper.
Also according to the NYT, Gates expressed concern about a second Trump presidency in phone calls to friends, although he stressed that he could work with any of the candidates.
Gates’ donation was specifically for the nonprofit arm of Future Forward, which does not reveal donors’ identities, the newspaper said.
That’s why none of Gates’ contributions appear in public documents.
In the NYT we also read that the reason why some donors They choose to contribute secretly because they fear Trump’s repercussions if he wins the November 5 elections.
The one who did not keep the donations a secret was the businessman Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, who invested more than 75 million dollars (69.4 million euros) to help Trump return to the White House.
Source: Observadora
