Bill Gates privately says he donated $50 million to Harris

Bill Gates, who has been out of politics for decades, has privately said that he recently donated about $50 million to Future Forward, a nonprofit supporting Vice President Harris' campaign. The donation was originally made in secret. A person familiar with Gates' thinking revealed that in private calls with friends and others this year, he has expressed concerns about the prospect of Trump being re-elected as president, even as he emphasized that he could work with either candidate. Gates praised the Biden-Harris administration's work on climate change. According to two sources, Gates' charitable organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is very worried that funding for family planning and global health programs may be cut if Trump is elected. (New York Times)