According to The New York Times, Bill Gates privately said he donated about $50 million to a nonprofit organization supporting Kamala Harris.
The outlet cited three people briefed on the matter.
“The donation was meant to stay under wraps. Mr. Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft, has not publicly endorsed Ms. Harris, and his donation would represent a significant change in the strategy that has previously kept him away from gifts like this,” The New York Times wrote.
BREAKING: Bill Gates Privately Says He Has Backed Harris With $50 Million Donation – NYT
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From The New York Times:
In private calls this year to friends and others, Mr. Gates has expressed concern about what a second Donald Trump presidency would look like, according to a person briefed on Mr. Gates’s thinking, although he has stressed that he could work with either candidate. Mr. Gates does not have a deep relationship with Ms. Harris, but he has celebrated the Biden-Harris administration’s work on climate change. Mr. Gates’s philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is significantly concerned about potential cuts to family planning and global health programs if Mr. Trump is elected, according