Ai bot
Melinda French who parted ways with Bill Gates and the Foundation that she helped build has been at the receiving end for her endorsement of former Democratic candidate President Joe Biden. With a change in the candidate, Melinda now openly endorses vice president Kamal Harris and makes no bones about it. In an interview with the New York Times, she said she does not sit on the fence and always made it clear in which camp she is in.
“I knew there would be people who were against it or would say, “She’s always in one camp,” and that’s not true.The one thing I have always been is a centrist. I have voted Republican in some elections, I’ve voted Democratic in others, and I think that will be true going forward,” Melinda said.
Elon Musk criticized Melinda’s support to the Democrats and wrote: “The Gates Foundation’s influence is not a reason to have less scrutiny. If anything, it needs more scrutiny.” Elon Musk also said this might be the downfall of western civilization.
Melinda took on Elon and said: “I’ve just watched over the years tech leaders interviewed about their parenting style, a male who has spent, you know, 60 hours at his company that week, and I’m sure he’s a fantastic C.E.O. and has done a great job — maybe or maybe not — in their company. But then they get asked about parenting, and they spew all this stuff, and you think, Something doesn’t add up here. So I just — some of these comments to me are just kind of silly.”
Melinda again attacked Elon Musk when she was asked about the generational shift among billionaire philanthropists — she Bill and Warren being in one and Elon, Jack Dorsey, Bull Ackman, Peter Thiel being in the newer one.
“Well, the people you just named have not been very philanthropic yet. They use their voice and they use their megaphones, but I would not call those men philanthropists,” Melinda said. But go look at their record of actually giving money to society. It’s not big. [Laughs.] So you put Bill and me and Warren in a class of philanthropists doing things in a certain way, but I don’t think you can then say, “OK, well, let’s compare to this group over here who are nonphilanthropists.” Those are nonphilanthropists, in my opinion.” Melinda said.
“I knew there would be people who were against it or would say, “She’s always in one camp,” and that’s not true.The one thing I have always been is a centrist. I have voted Republican in some elections, I’ve voted Democratic in others, and I think that will be true going forward,” Melinda said.
Elon Musk criticized Melinda’s support to the Democrats and wrote: “The Gates Foundation’s influence is not a reason to have less scrutiny. If anything, it needs more scrutiny.” Elon Musk also said this might be the downfall of western civilization.
Melinda took on Elon and said: “I’ve just watched over the years tech leaders interviewed about their parenting style, a male who has spent, you know, 60 hours at his company that week, and I’m sure he’s a fantastic C.E.O. and has done a great job — maybe or maybe not — in their company. But then they get asked about parenting, and they spew all this stuff, and you think, Something doesn’t add up here. So I just — some of these comments to me are just kind of silly.”
Melinda again attacked Elon Musk when she was asked about the generational shift among billionaire philanthropists — she Bill and Warren being in one and Elon, Jack Dorsey, Bull Ackman, Peter Thiel being in the newer one.
“Well, the people you just named have not been very philanthropic yet. They use their voice and they use their megaphones, but I would not call those men philanthropists,” Melinda said. But go look at their record of actually giving money to society. It’s not big. [Laughs.] So you put Bill and me and Warren in a class of philanthropists doing things in a certain way, but I don’t think you can then say, “OK, well, let’s compare to this group over here who are nonphilanthropists.” Those are nonphilanthropists, in my opinion.” Melinda said.
