Add the Microsoft CEO to the long list of billionaires trying to land in Trump’s good graces.

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Another billionaire chooses Trump. This time, it’s the historically liberal Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Gates told The Wall Street Journal that he was “impressed” by the president-elect.

“I had a chance to go have a long, and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Gates said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. He noted that he talked to Trump for three hours, along with Trump aide Susie Wiles and Gates’s aide Larry Cohen.

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It’s a stunning remark from Gates, one of the richest people in the world, who previously said he donated more than $50 million to Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. The news of the meeting comes after Trump claimed last month that the billionaire was begging to have a meeting with him.

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  • thelucky8@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    Soon after Trump won the election last November, Gates tweeted:

    Congratulations to President Trump and VP-elect Vance. America is at its strongest when we use ingenuity and innovation to improve lives here in the U.S. and around the world. I hope we can work together now to build a brighter future for everyone.

    Just look what Project 2025 says about public health care, issues like transgender medicine, reproductive rights, and just look at the people in charge for Trump’s health care plans. These are ‘anti-vaxxers’ to say the least. If these plans became reality, it’s hard to imagine imho that it will ‘improve lives’ in a ‘brighter future for everyone.’ Scientists openly warned senators to approve RFK jr. for secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

    But Bill Gates is ‘impressed.’ No critical word.

    Don’t get me wrong, Gates can do that for his charity, continued support for tax exemptions, and whatever he feels is important to him. He must not criticizes Trump openly if he doesn’t want to, but he then could at least withold such public praise. It’s a slap in the face to those threatened by a possible future lack of health care.