The billionaire said he was ββimpressedβ by the US president-electβs interest in his healthcare innovation proposals
Billionaire Bill Gates has discussed how lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic could be used to βaccelerate innovationβ in addressing other global health challenges with US President-elect Donald Trump, according to an interview the Microsoft founder and vaccine advocate has given to the Wall Street Journal.
Gates described his recent three-hour dinner with Trump as βlong and actually quite intriguing.β The meeting, which included incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and one of Gatesβ staffers, reportedly focused on how Trump could contribute to significant milestones, such as developing a cure for HIV and eradicating polio.
βHe was fascinated to hear what he could do to maximize the chance that during the next four years that incredible milestone [eradication of polio] will be achieved,β Gates said in a clip published by the Wall Street Journal on Friday.
βπ ππππ βπ¦ππJUST IN: Bill Gates says he was very βimpressedβ by Trump during their three hour dinner together.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 17, 2025
Everyone is falling in line. Interesting.
Gates said he and the president elect had a very βintriguingβ conversation about global health.
β[Trump was] energized and lookingβ¦ pic.twitter.com/raKz31YHIO
