Gates Foundation Is Rattled by Trump’s Threat to Its Mission

Bill Gates Says Lack of Climate Cooperation Is Unlikely to Last

President Donald Trump’s campaign to wind back the climate agenda of his predecessor belies a continued commitment in the US to the clean-energy transition, according to Bill Gates.

Gates Foundation Is Rattled by Trump’s Threat to Its Mission

On Dec. 27, Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist, made a trip to Mar-a-Lago for dinner with Donald Trump. Some people around him were surprised that he had decided to go, but Gates wants to talk to whoever will listen.

Gates Foundation is rattled by Trump's threat to its mission

Before the election, Bill Gates left a meeting with Donald Trump "frankly impressed" by the incoming president's interest in global health. But then things changed

Gates Foundation is rattled by Trump’s threat to its mission

As the government dismantles foreign aid, Bill Gates, whose philanthropy is devoted to global health, is trying to talk to anyone with the president’s ear.

According to the newspaper, charities are concerned that the president could use government agencies to shut down work. They also fear challenging the tax exemption