Elon Musk said on Sunday that he is willing to sell his stocks in Tesla if the UN World Food Program (WFP) can prove that $6 billion could end world hunger.
The challenge came after WFP director, David Beasley told CNN in an interview that a small percentage of the billionaire’s wealth could solve the global crisis.
Speaking specifically to the two wealthiest men in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Musk, Beasley said billionaires need to “step up now, on a one-time basis.”
“$6 billion to help 42 million people that are literally going to die if we don’t reach them. It’s not complicated,” he added.
Musk responded on Twitter saying he would sell Tesla stock ” right now” if the WFP can describe in a Twitter thread “exactly how” $6 billion could help solve world hunger, adding, “it must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent.”
Beasley responded to Musk on the Twitter thread, writing, “I can assure you that we have the systems in place for transparency and open source accounting. Your team can review and work with us to be totally confident of such.” He did not describe how $6 billion could be used to end the hunger crisis.
