Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates intensified his feud with Elon Musk, accusing him of harming the world’s poorest children through misguided cuts to U.S. development assistance. Gates criticized Musk’s decision to effectively shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development via his “Department of Government Efficiency” (Doge), claiming it was a move made out of ignorance. As Gates announces plans to accelerate his philanthropic efforts over the next 20 years and dissolve the Gates Foundation by 2045, he emphasizes the detrimental impact of Musk’s actions on global aid.