Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, threw her support behind Vice President Harris’s presidential run, pointing to the need to protect reproductive rights.

In May, French Gates committed $1 billion to groups supporting women and abortion. Harris is a leading voice for reproductive freedom in the Biden administration.

A week before the presidential debate in June, French Gates had come out in support of President Joe Biden’s reelection bid, her first-ever public endorsement of a candidate for that office.

American philanthropist Melinda French Gates endorsed President Joe Biden on Thursday for November's US election, arguing that he is the best candidate for women.

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates talked about her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president as she discussed her new YouTube series that highlights women from different generations.

Melinda French Gates has said the new generation of "billionaire activists," such as Elon Musk or Peter Thiel, aren't philanthropists.

Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, threw her support behind Vice President Harris’s presidential run, pointing to the need to protect reproductive rights. “I feel like ...

French Gates publicly expressed her support for Harris’s predecessor, President Joe Biden, before he ended his reelection campaign earlier this week, marking her first-ever political endorsement.