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Thiel Urges Musk to Ditch Giving Pledge, Fund Alternatives
10/10/2025
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- Peter Thiel urged Elon Musk to withdraw from the Giving Pledge, arguing wealth could fund left-wing nonprofits chosen by Bill Gates.
- Elon Musk, whose fortune is about $486 billion, signed the pledge in 2012.
- Peter Thiel linked fortunes to countering an Antichrist figure and discussed Trump's role, while Musk said he would not pass wealth to Gates or his children.
