Elon Musk has publicly criticized Bill Gates after Gates accused him of jeopardizing the welfare of vulnerable children globally due to cuts in US foreign aid. During an interview at the Bloomberg Qatar Economic Forum, Musk dismissed Gates' claims, demanding evidence for such assertions and referring to them as false. Gates highlighted the detrimental impact of funding cuts on programs aiding impoverished communities, specifically targeting USAID's support for antiretroviral medications for mothers in Mozambique. Musk's controversial stance is compounded by previous declarations made by him advocating for the dismantling of USAID, igniting a fierce debate.
Musk's attack against Gates came after the software mogul gave a blistering interview to the Financial Times in which he accused the Tesla CEO and DOGE chief of recklessly gutting US foreign aid programs under President Trump's directive.
Gates said the decision to slash USAID funding stemmed from conspiracy theories reportedly circulated in Musk's inner circle - specifically, that US foreign aid was being used to send condoms to Hamas in Gaza.
The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one,
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