It’s a stunning remark from Gates, one of the richest people in the world, who previously said he donated more than $50 million to Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. The news of the meeting comes after Trump claimed last month that the billionaire was begging to have a meeting with him.

High-profile tech billionaires, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk will sit front and center at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the Gates Foundation, who is worth $160 billion, has revealed the details of his three-hour dinner with President-elect Donald Trump. Gates told The Wall Street Journal that the “wide-ranging” conversation,

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

Bill Gates gushed about having a wide-ranging discussion with Donald Trump during a dinner that lasted more than three hours (Getty Images) PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Microsoft founder Bill Gates claimed to be "frankly impressed" by President-elect Donald Trump ...

Bill Gates speaks out on three-hour sit-down with Trump at Mar-a-Lago - Microsoft co-founder says they discussed the president-elect’s interest in global health

Bill Gates has revealed how he sat down for dinner with Donald Trump and came away 'impressed' with the President-elect. The tech mogul and philanthropist recounted his extended sit-down meal with Trump and offered a rare glimpse into the private discussion with The Wall Street Journal.

“I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Gates said during an interview with Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker. He shared that he was “impressed” by Trump’s enthusiasm and interest in matters of public health during the three-hour dinner.

Gates shared insights from his dinner with Trump, highlighting a productive dialogue on global health issues and Trump's interest in fostering innovation

That’s not the only bad money-making idea Republicans are mulling over: they also pitched raising the threshold for government funded free school lunches to save $3 million, taxing tuition scholarships, and cutting Medicaid matching programs, which could potentially cause states to cut benefits and restrict eligibility.

The Microsoft cofounder commended his fellow billionaire for “how well he showed a lot of interest in the issues I brought up.”