Social media influencer, YouTuber, and boxer Jake Paul said he will donate $10 million to end world hunger if Tesla CEO Elon Musk will push through with his $6 billion donation to the United Nations.
Paul joined Musk in challenging the UN to prove that $6 billion could end world hunger. In his latest tweet, Paul said he would donate the amount if Musk donates $6 billion and if his post gets 690k retweets. As of this writing, Paul's tweet has been re-tweeted more than 24,000 times - still, a long way away from the 690,000 he is requesting.
Earlier in the week, Musk had challenged UN World Food Programme Director David Beasley to prove his earlier statement that just $6 billion would end world hunger. The amount is roughly just 2% of Musk's more than $300 billion net worth. Beasley said during a previous interview that the amount could save the lives of 42 million starving people across the globe.
Paul on the other hand is only worth an estimated $20 million, a modest amount compared to the net worth of the current world's richest person. Paul has been known to contribute some of his wealth to charitable causes.
Paul teamed up with the Make a Wish Foundation in 2017 to offer a cancer-stricken girl called Kaley a tour of the Team 10 influencer's residence. Paul also played in a charity soccer game for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts the same year.
Yo @elonmusk if you donate $6 billion to the UN to end world hunger
I’ll also donate $10 million if this gets 690k retweets — Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 1, 2021
Musk has been in contact with Beasley, at least on Twitter, to discuss what needs to happen before he sells some of his Tesla stocks to donate the said amount. Musk had asked the UN to make their accounting "open source" so that the public will know where his money is going and how it is being spent.
Beasley replied to Musk stating that he was willing to get "on the next flight" to meet with him and discuss how his donation would be spent. Beasley also clarified that $6 billion will "not solve world hunger" but will instead prevent geopolitical instability and mass migrations, which he says are the two contributing factors that are bringing more than 42 million to the brink of starvation.
"Let's talk: It isn't as complicated as Falcon Heavy, but too much at stake to not at least have a conversation. I can be on the next flight to you. Throw me out if you don't like what you hear," Beasley said.
Musk's latest reply asked the UN to publish their current and proposed spending plans in detail. Beasley replied that the financial statement of the UN's World Food Program is already an "open book."
