American politician (born 1977)
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Key FactsGates sees 10–15% cuts, warns against wholesale closures
Jan 25, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Gates said zero-based reviews of government spending could be valuable and that the deficit needs reducing.
- Musk had floated $2 trillion in federal savings but later backtracked on that target.
- Gates warned that wholesale closures could endanger long-term benefits, including HIV medicines keeping tens of millions alive.
- During a three-hour dinner with Trump and Susie Wiles, Gates discussed HIV research and polio eradication.
I obviously believe in HIV medicines, where the U.S. is keeping tens of millions of people alive. And if you cut those off, not only would they die when we have a cure on its way, but you’d have negative feelings … in parts of Africa.— Bill Gates, in a Wall Street Journal interview about budget cuts and HIV medicines