The Microsoft co-founder’s White House meeting comes days after Gates argued against cuts to humanitarian aid overseas.
Bill Gates leaves Trump Tower in December after meeting with Donald Trump.
Bill Gates met with President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss global health programs and domestic education.
The Microsoft co-founder met with the president to “discuss the tremendous progress made to-date in these areas and the critical and indispensable role that the United States has played in achieving these gains,” Sarah Logan, a spokeswoman for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said in a statement .
Monday’s meeting at the White House comes just days after the Trump administration submitted a budget proposal that cuts foreign aid.
