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Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of 'Killing' Children [View all]

https://politicalwire.com/2025/05/08/bill-gates-accuses-elon-musk-of-killing-children/

Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of ‘Killing’ Children
May 8, 2025 at 8:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates ratcheted up his feud with Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of “killing the world’s poorest children” through what he said were misguided cuts to U.S. development assistance, the Financial Times reports.

Said Gates: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”

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Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of 'Killing' Children [View all] babylonsister May 8 OP

Speaking truth to money. milestogo May 8 #1

Good for Bill Gates. yardwork May 8 #2

Truth Johonny May 8 #3

Kick SheltieLover May 8 #4

This will leave a mark newdeal2 May 8 #5

K&R spanone May 8 #6

This is the truth. Swede May 8 #7

Kudos to Bill Gates for speaking up, and stepping up jmbar2 May 8 #8

How long before Elon trots out some johnnyfins May 8 #9

They haven't finished the microchip vaccination conspiracy yet have they? mdbl May 8 #54

Who cares? MorbidButterflyTat May 8 #57

But, Musk is proud of having no empathy -- says it's destroying civilization William Seger May 8 #10

Musk wants everybody to be as cold as he is Attilatheblond May 8 #34

Bill, you are just letting them die, yourself. You plan to give away your $200B by 2045 but your ex Wonder Why May 8 #11

Where do you think his ex got her money? milestogo May 8 #13

And, if they hadn't divorced, all that money she gave away, he'd still have control of so he'd been Wonder Why May 8 #19

Absolutely wrong--quite possibly libelously so. hlthe2b May 8 #20

Libelous? Gimme a break. Let's just agree to disagree. Wonder Why May 8 #45

False accusations in print are just that. hlthe2b May 8 #46

LOL DENVERPOPS May 8 #55

DENVERPOPS.. we owe it to EarlG not to put DU in the crosshairs as has happened in the past... hlthe2b May 8 #56

The "turn of the 19th to 20th Century" baron was born in 1955 milestogo May 8 #32

I didn't say he was born at the turn of the century. I was saying that, like them, he waited to give Wonder Why May 8 #47

Gates has done so much for the poorest people pinkstarburst May 8 #43

No kidding MorbidButterflyTat May 8 #58

OMG.. How wrong YOU are. His Gates Foundation has been instrumental in making strides throughout hlthe2b May 8 #18

Are you thinking of Bezos ex wife ? Because Gates is more recently divorced JI7 May 8 #21

Or, that money can more than double multigraincracker May 8 #42

Based on that argument, he can have his foundation hold on to it for 100 years before Wonder Why May 8 #48

I'm retired and drawing down my savings. multigraincracker May 8 #49

That's two of us that don't have $200B. Wonder Why May 8 #59

If Bill Gates had wanted to he could very well be richer than Musk but instead has worked to give .. Botany May 8 #12

Good for Gates. Whatever harm Gates may have done in his lifetime, he has tried t9o redeem himself by spending Martin68 May 8 #14

I hadn't read your post when I made my own. We are of one mind on this.. hlthe2b May 8 #16

Bill Gates has been systematically making up for any wrongs he committed and I'm pleased to say... hlthe2b May 8 #15

Agree, but I think he's more attacking symptoms than the disease. usonian May 8 #31

He's right. Musk is killing children - adults too. Solly Mack May 8 #17

It's not just trump and musk; it is ALL republicans who have voted with them, or FOR them. It's republicans. BComplex May 8 #30

Yes, true. All of them. Solly Mack May 8 #52

And impoverished, hungry kids Musk doesn't kill, will grow to hate the US, Attilatheblond May 8 #39

That does happen. Solly Mack May 8 #51

The accusation is just. However, I wish the would not frame it is a "feud." CBHagman May 8 #22

Sounds like a new "clash of the titans". calimary May 8 #23

Good for you, Bill Lulu KC May 8 #24

Maybe Elon can stop picking on ex-wives of other billionaires, man up, deal with his well heeled male peers instead Attilatheblond May 8 #25

They need Linda ladeewolf May 8 #26

It's not clear where, who you're referring to here... littlemissmartypants May 8 #29

Sorry, I was just reading this morning Linda ladeewolf May 8 #36

If only Bill Gates had gone into politics! Doodley May 8 #27

Bill Gates is intelligent and he talks to intelligent people. milestogo May 8 #37

I'm not a fan of Bill Gates, but he is absolutely correct here. patphil May 8 #28

babylonsister........... Upthevibe May 8 #33

Trump and his MAGA cult are defined by their cruelty and bigotry. Beacool May 8 #35

The enemy of my enemy is not suddenly a saint but I would keep Gates over the Rat any day. Dave Bowman May 8 #38

It's about time a well known billionaire is pointing out the obvious... Fil1957 May 8 #40

LONG overdue, Bill! BlueMTexpat May 8 #41

He promoted RFK Jr who spouts dangerous conspiracy theories about vaccines. Initech May 8 #44

TY Kick fo Bill Gats Speaking out Against Cha May 8 #50

What is the actual musk death count? Do we have any idea who has actually died as a direct result of the cuts? Blues Heron May 8 #53

He's right Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 8 #60

He isn't wrong Roxi May 9 #61