Bill Gates Blames Trump for Killing Kids with Global Aid Cuts [WATCH]

Bill Gates has warned that the number of preventable child deaths worldwide is projected to rise for the first time in more than two decades, attributing the increase to reductions in global health funding by the Trump administration and other wealthy countries.

In a recent interview with Politico, the Microsoft co-founder said that for the first time in 25 years, global data show a projected increase in preventable child deaths.

According to estimates from the Gates Foundation, the number of such deaths is expected to rise by approximately 200,000 compared with the previous year.

Gates linked that projection to decisions made earlier this year to reduce foreign aid spending.

“There were sudden and massive cuts — you just can’t deny that’s led to lots of deaths,” Gates said in the interview, referring to changes in global health funding.

He argued that the timing and scale of the reductions have had immediate effects in some of the world’s poorest regions.

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The Trump administration has disputed claims that its funding decisions are directly responsible for an increase in child mortality.

Despite that disagreement, Gates said he has continued discussions with administration officials in an effort to address the issue.

He told Politico that he has had what he described as productive conversations with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio about global health funding and future priorities.

Gates’ comments follow earlier public criticism of the administration and its allies over changes to U.S. foreign aid programs.

Breitbart News previously reported that Gates criticized both Elon Musk and the Trump administration for reductions in aid funding.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Gates said Musk would be responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children” by dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced significant changes to USAID programs.

Rubio said that 83 percent of the programs directly funded and administered by the agency had been canceled after a review determined they conflicted with U.S. interests.

“The 5,200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States,” Rubio said at the time.

Gates said the funding reductions have had the most severe effects in certain regions, including northern Nigeria, where he noted that more than 10 percent of children die before reaching the age of five.

He cited the termination of programs related to malaria prevention, food distribution, and tuberculosis detection, as well as the dismissal of personnel involved in those efforts during the first half of the year.

While acknowledging that the administration does not agree with his conclusions about the impact of the cuts, Gates said he remains hopeful that discussions with President Trump and Secretary Rubio could lead to increased funding levels in the future.

He said the next six months would be critical as Congress debates global health budgets and negotiates new agreements with poorer countries.

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Gates also addressed vaccine-related issues during the interview, expressing disappointment over reduced U.S. support for Gavi, a global vaccine alliance.

He said vaccine skepticism presents challenges, particularly in wealthier countries where certain diseases are less common, but argued that vaccines remain critical in poorer regions where malnutrition and limited healthcare infrastructure increase the risk of death from preventable illnesses.

Breitbart News has previously reported on Gates’ positions regarding climate and health policy, noting that while he has walked back some statements related to climate change, he has continued to support aggressive approaches to vaccination.

One example cited in earlier reporting involved a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that examined the use of mosquitoes to deliver vaccines against malaria.

The research was conducted at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

According to the study, researchers genetically modified malaria parasites to stop developing after a certain point in the human body.

The modified parasites, identified as GA1 and GA2, were intended to stimulate an immune response without causing a full malaria infection.

Mosquitoes infected with the altered parasites were then allowed to bite human volunteers in a controlled environment.

Gates has pointed to such research as evidence of innovation in global health, while critics have raised concerns about the direction and oversight of these initiatives.

The debate over foreign aid spending, vaccination programs, and U.S. involvement in global health efforts continues as Congress and the administration weigh future funding decisions.