Bill Gates Reportedly Gives $50 Million To Help Elect Kamala Harris
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The Microsoft billionaire has generally avoided the political arena in the past.
Bill Gates has donated about $50 million to help elect Vice President Kamala Harris, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The donation was made privately to a nonprofit group called Future Forward, which is supporting Harris’ Democratic bid for president and was not meant to be made public, people familiar with Gates’ support told the Times. The mammoth figure would be a shift for the Microsoft co-founder, who has generally avoided throwing his financial might behind candidates on either side.
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