Bill Gates met with Trump to talk 'importance of US global health programs and health research': spox
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met with President Donald Trump "to discuss the importance of U.S. global health programs and health research," according to a spokesperson.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates went to the White House on Tuesday for a meeting with the president, according to a Gates spokesperson.

In a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, the spokesperson noted, "Bill met with the president to discuss the importance of U.S. global health programs and health research that is necessary to save lives, protect Americans’ health, and preserve U.S. leadership in the world."

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Microsoft co-founder and Chair of the Gates Foundation Bill Gates attends a session during the Philanthropy Asia Summit in Singapore on May 5, 2025. (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Wednesday.

Prior to the president's inauguration for his second term, Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker asked the mega-wealthy figure whether he had met with Trump since Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential contest. 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Aug. 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Gates said that they had a "quite intriguing dinner," noting that it lasted more than three hours. 

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Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation, speaks during a fireside chat at an ATxInspire event in Singapore, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Ore Huiying/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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An individual who Gates explained "helps manage things for me" was also present, as well as Susie Wiles, Gates added.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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