Bill Gates on Trump Withdrawing from WHO, Freezing Foreign Aid: ‘I Am Still Hopeful’

GUTHRIE You have been ░░░░░░░░ the news a lot ░░░░░░░░ doing a lot of ░░░░░░░░ You recently sat down ░░░░░░░░ inauguration with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ hours at Mar a ░░░░░░░░ You had your ups ░░░░░░░░ downs with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ was that like What ░░░░░░░░ your impressions GATES Well ░░░░░░░░ Gates Foundation works on ░░░░░░░░ lives and the U ░░░░░░░░ government has been an ░░░░░░░░ partner you know buying ░░░░░░░░ medicine to keep tens ░░░░░░░░ millions of people alive ░░░░░░░░ there is so much ░░░░░░░░ that can be done ░░░░░░░░ know vaccine for HIV ░░░░░░░░ I went to see ░░░░░░░░ Trump to say Look ░░░░░░░░ know we both believe ░░░░░░░░ saving lives What can ░░░░░░░░ do to accelerate innovation ░░░░░░░░ the Covid vaccine he ░░░░░░░░ accelerate the availability of ░░░░░░░░ GUTHRIE You say he ░░░░░░░░ receptive in the meeting ░░░░░░░░ then fast forward three ░░░░░░░░ later he signs an ░░░░░░░░ order withdrawing the U ░░░░░░░░ from the World Health ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk shutting down ░░░░░░░░ freezing foreign aid So ░░░░░░░░ you feel like he ░░░░░░░░ sort of placating you ░░░░░░░░ do you still feel ░░░░░░░░ GATES No I m ░░░░░░░░ hopeful You know I ░░░░░░░░ all Americans can agree ░░░░░░░░ keeping people alive you ░░░░░░░░ for very little money ░░░░░░░░ know we should be ░░░░░░░░ of that It started ░░░░░░░░ with President Bush There ░░░░░░░░ some disruption going on ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ know engage positively to ░░░░░░░░ things back on track.”