The billionaire spoke with The Wall Street Journal ahead of his coming book, “Source Code.”

In a wide-ranging interview, Bill Gates spoke to WSJ about a recent meeting with Donald Trump, Elon Musk’s DOGE, U.S.-China relations and his upcoming book, “Source Code,” in which he reveals new details about his childhood.

Bill Gates met with President-elect Donald Trump for more than three hours about and talked about global health issues, including efforts to develop an HIV cure and to fight polio.

President-elect Donald Trump appears to have left a positive impression on former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, after a post-election dinner that spanned more than three hours

"I had a chance to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him," Gates told The Wall Street Journal.

I felt like he was energized and looking forward to helping to drive innovation. I was frankly impressed with how well he showed a lot of interest in the issues I brought up.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump is ready to bypass Congress with orders on the border, tariffs, and other agenda items. In a meeting with Senate Republicans that lasted two hours, Trump said he had already prepared about 100 executive orders that push the limits of presidential authority.

In an interview with Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker, the Microsoft co-founder said he and the president-elect discussed HIV, polio and global health.

The 69-year-old revealed he had a dinner with the incoming president, a meetup that left the billionaire very 'impressed' when it was over.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates recently joined Donald Trump for a 3-hour dinner to discuss global health challenges. Gates praised Trump’s enthusiasm an

The tech billionaire and global health innovator says Trump "showed a lot of interest in the issues that I brought up."

Donald Trump and Bill Gates' conversation touched on various topics, including HIV, polio, and the COVID-19 pandemic.