Just days after FBI officials tried to squash questions and conspiracy theories surrounding the mysterious death of sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, it hasn’t stopped more revelations about Epstein from contining to surface.
Among those now dropping new Epstein bombshells: Billionaire Tesla CEO and DOGE chair Elon Musk.
During a recent interview where Musk was pressed on recent criticisms of his role in DOGE by liberal tech billionaire Bill Gates, Musk randomly diverted his discussion to connect Epstein and Gates.
It was a move many listeners loved, but mainstream media critics questioned.
During an appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum yesterday, Musk was asked by Bloomberg reporter Mishal Husain about Gates’s criticisms two weeks ago in an interview with the Financial Times.
In it, the Microsoft co-founder accused the former DOGE chief of “killing the world’s poorest children” by cutting waste and fraud in the federal government.
“Yeah, he’s a huge liar,” Musk responded.
When Husain tried to continue with her questions, Elon interjected, saying, “Also, who does Bill Gates think he is to make comments about the welfare of children, given that he frequented Jeffrey Epstein?”
His reply drew applause from the crowd.
Elon Musk fires back at Bill Gates: "Who does Bill Gates think he is to make comments about the welfare of children, given that he frequented Jeffrey Epstein?"
"I wouldn’t trust that guy to babysit my kids."
Absolutely brutal.
— Rusty (@Rusty_Weiss) May 20, 2025
“I mean, he’s not exactly — I wouldn’t trust that guy to babysit my kids. I can tell you that,” he added.
Musk was visibly fired up over criticism from Gates, in which Gates suggested children died due to cuts implemented by DOGE.
“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” Gates told the Financial Times.
However, the connection between Epstein and Gates does pose the question — bombshell or bust?
Gates has openly brushed off his long and controversial relationship with Epstein as a simple “mistake.”
“You know, I had dinners with him. I regret doing that,” Gates told PBS’s Judy Woodruff. “He had relationships with people he said would give to global health, which is an interest I have. Not nearly enough philanthropy goes in that direction. Those meetings were a mistake.”
WATCH: @JudyWoodruff asks Bill Gates about his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein a decade ago, after Epstein had already been convicted of sex crimes.
"Those meetings were a mistake," Gates says. "They didn't result in what he purported and I cut them off." pic.twitter.com/7gg9osnzpu
— PBS News (@NewsHour) September 21, 2021
“Is there a lesson for you, for anyone else looking at this?” she inquired.
“Well, he’s dead,” Gates replied, cracking a bit of a smile. “So, in general, you always have to be careful.”
However, during an interview with “CBS This Morning” in 2022, Melinda French Gates cited her husband Bill’s interactions with Epstein as at least one reason for their divorce.
She referred to the convicted sex trafficker as “abhorrent” and “evil personified.”
Gates and Epstein had met numerous times before Epstein’s death in 2019, when Epstein reportedlyu hanged himself in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on global sex trafficking charges that were linked to billionaires, politicians, and many of the world’s most elite men.