Bill Gates defends USAID’s work after meeting with Trump and White House chief of staff

WASHINGTON — Billionaire Bill Gates, a philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, said he met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to advocate for continuing foreign aid disbursements from the U.S.

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