Bill Gates Says Trump Has the Opportunity To Be Like JFK

Bill Gates Shocks ‘Squawk Box’ — Here’s Why He Thinks Trump Is A Modern JFK (The Daily Caller)

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said during a Tuesday morning interview on CNBC that he is optimistic for Donald Trump’s presidency.

Bill Gates wears his Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to him by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on November 22, 2016 (Getty Images)

Gates told “Squawk Box” host Becky Quick that he has never met Trump but recently had a lengthy phone conversation with the President-elect about fostering “American leadership through innovation.”