Bill Gates privately said he donated $50 million to a pro-Harris super PAC, report says

• Bill Gates said he donated millions to a pro-Harris super-PAC, 3 sources told The New York Times.
• He reportedly donated $50 cardinal to Future Forward's nonprofit arm, which doesn't disclose donors.
• The billionaire didn't corroborate aliases contradict this, but told nan Times this predetermination was "different."

Bill Gates has privately said he donated astir $50 cardinal to a pro-Harris super-PAC, The New York Times reported, citing aggregate sources.

The billionaire Microsoft founder, who has not publically endorsed either campaigner for president, made nan aid to Future Forward's nonprofit arm, Future Forward USA Action, 3 group briefed connected nan matter told nan newspaper.

Future Forward USA Action does not disclose its donors, meaning immoderate contributions would not beryllium made public.

Two of nan sources said that Gates has talked astir his aid pinch Mike Bloomberg, nan erstwhile New York City mayor, among others, per nan Times.

In a connection to nan Times, Gates didn't corroborate aliases contradict nan donations.

He said that "this predetermination is different," adding that he supports candidates who show a "clear" committedness to improving healthcare, reducing poverty, and fighting ambiance alteration successful nan US and worldwide.

The Gates Foundation didn't instantly respond to a Business Insider petition for comment, made extracurricular moving hours.

Gates has antecedently said that he chooses not to make ample governmental donations.

"There are times it mightiness consciousness tempting to do so, and location are different group who take to do so, but I conscionable don't want to drawback that gigantic megaphone," he said astatine a New York Times Dealbook convention successful 2019.

After Harris announced her candidacy successful July, Gates told France 24 it was "great" to person "somebody who's younger, who tin deliberation astir things for illustration AI."

The views of America's billionaires connected nan predetermination person been nan taxable of aggravated speculation and reporting.

Former President Donald Trump claimed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called him to say, "There's nary measurement I tin ballot for a Democrat successful this election." A Meta spokesperson denied this and said that Zuckerberg would not beryllium endorsing anyone, nor revealing really he would vote.

Earlier this month, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon besides had to contradict he was endorsing nan erstwhile president aft Trump posted a photograph connected Truth Social pinch a caption saying he had.

These billionaires' guarded stances are successful stark opposition pinch Elon Musk, who has said he is "all in" supporting a Trump victory.

Elon Musk's ace PAC, America PAC, has spent much than $100 million connected nan election, astir of which went toward supporting erstwhile President Donald Trump and opposing Harris.

The latest disposable ad-revenue information from X, nan societal media institution Musk bought successful 2022, shows America PAC has spent $201,021 connected advertising connected X since July.

Last Sunday, Musk besides said successful an X post that he planned to springiness distant $1 cardinal a time to a different swing-state elector who has signed his petition to support free reside and nan correct to carnivore arms.