Microsoft and its founder, Bill Gates, went all-in for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris as President-elect Donald Trump has tapped nominees who will take a hawkish stance on big tech, especially for big tech’s censorship practices.
In late October, the New York Times reported that Bill Gates said he donated roughly $50 million to a “dark money” political action group, Future Forward USA Action, that was backing Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential bid. Future Forward was one of the leading Democrat organizations pushing out anti-Trump ads during the 2024 presidential election.
Although Gates did not explicitly endorse Harris, he claimed that “this election is different.” He told the New York Times:
I support candidates who demonstrate a clear commitment to improving health care, reducing poverty and fighting climate change in the U.S. and…
