Microsoft founder Bill Gates has reportedly secretly donated about $50 million to groups supporting Kamala Harris, but has not publicly supported the vice president.
According to , the billionaire's large donation was made to Future Forward USA Action. new york timesreports that Gates' contributions were not intended to be made public.
“I support candidates who demonstrate a clear commitment to improving health care, reducing poverty, and combating climate change in the United States and around the world,” Gates told the outlet, referring specifically to the donation. I refused.
“While I have a long history of working with leaders across the political spectrum, this election is unlike any before and of unprecedented importance to the American people and the most vulnerable people around the world. It has a sexuality,” he added.
Gates, 68, privately expressed concern about former President Donald Trump's defeat of Harris in November, according to the New York Times.
The tech giant's nonprofit Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is concerned about possible cuts to family planning and global health programs if Trump, 78, is elected to a second term.
The paper notes that Gates is not particularly close to Harris, 60, but has praised the Harris-Biden administration's efforts to tackle climate change.
Gates has reportedly openly discussed his large donations with friends, including former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
Mr. Bloomberg, 82, reportedly donated nearly $20 million to Future Forward earlier this year, when President Biden was still on the campaign trail.
Future Forward does not disclose its donors.
Gates, who has an estimated net worth of $162 billion, is one of 81 billionaires funding Harris' White House operations. According to Forbes.
Meanwhile, Trump has 50 billionaires backing him in his bid for the White House.
