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Bill Gates Blasts Trump on Child Mortality Amid Aid Cuts

12/16/2025

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Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and chair of the Gates Foundation, criticized the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts as contributing to rising child mortality.
He said 4.8 million children are projected to die before age five in 2025, up from 2024.
The White House countered that the United States remains the most generous country in foreign aid and is focused on spending aligned with American interests.

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Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and chair of the Gates Foundation, criticized the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts as contributing to rising child mortality.
He said 4.8 million children are projected to die before age five in 2025, up from 2024.
The White House countered that the United States remains the most generous country in foreign aid and is focused on spending aligned with American interests.