Bill Gates reveals his surprising takeaways from his dinner with Donald Trump
Bill Gates has revealed how he sat down for dinner with
Donald Trump and came away 'impressed' with the President-elect.
The tech mogul and philanthropist recounted his extended sit-down meal with Trump and offered a rare glimpse into the private discussion with
The Wall Street Journal.
The meeting saw Gates, Trump, incoming
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and a close confidante of Gates chat over a 'long and actually quite intriguing dinner.'
'So the four of us sat there, and it was quite wide-ranging,' Gates said, noting that much of the three-hour discussion was focused on global health, a cornerstone of Gates' philanthropic efforts.
'You know, global health is the area that I work in, and such amazing things have happened and can happen there.'
Gates elaborated on his efforts to combat
HIV, revealing that his foundation is working on a cure for the virus.
'We're at an early stage,' he admitted, but he noted that Trump's role during the
COVID-19 pandemic in accelerating vaccine development had given him hope.
'I was asking him if maybe the same kind of thing could be done here. And we both got, I think, pretty excited about that.'
Bill Gates recently spent three hours in a wide-ranging discussion with President-elect Donald Trump.
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