Elon Musk is ready to give $ 6 billion, or 2% of his fortune according to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), but on one condition.
That the organization prove "with precision" how this amount could save lives.
That's what he replied on his favorite network, Twitter, to Dr. Eli David, researcher and co-founder of Deep Instinct, a cybersecurity company.
The latter had relayed a CNN Business headline affirming that "2% of Elon Musk's fortune could eradicate hunger in the world", remarks made by David Beasley, the Executive Director of WFP.
“If WFP can describe, on this Twitter thread, exactly how $ 6 billion will solve world hunger, I will sell Telsa stocks now and do it.
But it has to be proven with the source of the accounting data so that the public can see precisely how the money is spent, ”said the businessman, whose fortune is estimated at nearly $ 300 billion, in two successive tweets. .
Accounts first
The original author of the post then reminded him that it was not "a question of solving world hunger", but that $ 6 billion could "save 42 million lives during this unprecedented food crisis", accentuated by “covid, conflicts and climatic shocks”.
David Beasley, for his part, was asking the ultra-rich, specifically naming the boss of SpaceX as well as Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, to open their wallets to help the needy.
He also responded to Elon Musk, offering to "take the next plane" to discuss it.
“Just kick me out if you don't like what you hear,” he concluded.
Elon Musk, for his part, reiterated his demand to make public the accounts of the United Nations World Food Program.
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