What do a couple billionaires talk about when they meet? In the case of President Trump and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, it turns out they talk about sexually transmitted diseases.
In a video obtained by MSNBC, Gates revealed that on two occasions he met with Trump after the election, once at Trump Tower in December 2016 and then in March 2017 at the White House, Trump asked him if human immune deficiency virus and human papillomavirus were the same thing.
"Both times he wanted to know if there was a difference between HIV and HPV. So, I was able to explain that those are rarely confused with each other," Gates told the audience that began to roll with laughter.
Gates was speaking during a meeting of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation staff earlier this week, according to MSNBC host Chris Hayes.
Gates also described a time he saw Trump speaking with his 22-year-old daughter, Jennifer Gates.
"And then, like 20 minutes later, he flew in in a helicopter to the same place. So, clearly he had been driven away, but he wanted to make a grand entrance in a helicopter," Gates said.
"When I first talked to him, it was actually kind of scary how much he knew about my daughter's appearance," Gates said. "Melinda didn't like that too well."
Gates said when he met with Trump the newly elected president asked him if vaccines were a "bad thing" and that Trump told him he was exploring forming a commission to look into "ill effects of vaccines."
"I said, 'No, that's a dead end. That would be a bad thing. Don't do that," Gates said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV is an entirely different virus from HPV. It is the most common STD, infecting 79 million Americans. In most cases, people with HPV do not have health problems, but it can cause genital warts and cancer.
how many threads are you going to post the same thing?
Sounds like a stories billy was using for laughs at a speech. not really a big deal, unless of course your blinded by nothing but hatred and will take any little thing to a mountain from an ant hill.
As Cortney mentioned yesterday, a new CBS News poll shows yet another uptick in Americans' economic optimism, with 64 percent of voters describing the US economy has 'very' or 'somewhat' good, and even more -- 68 percent -- giving partial or "a great deal" of credit to President Trump. That same survey of likely voters also measured a variant of the generic Congressional ballot, confirming the still-tightening trajectory of that election year metric:
Trump posthumously pardons Jack Johnson, boxing's first black heavyweight champion
President Trump on Thursday granted a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, boxing's first black heavyweight champion, after being urged to do so by “Rocky” star Sylvester Stallone.
"It's my honor to do it. It's about time," Trump said during an Oval Office ceremony.
Johnson, born in Galveston, Texas, was the target of racial resentment, particularly after he defeated white boxer James Jeffries in the 1910 “Fight of the Century,” a bout that sparked race riots.
Three years later, he was convicted by an all-white jury of violating the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport a woman across state lines for “immoral” purposes.
So when one makes a symbolic gesture - one that is the right thing to do that no one has done (though they could have for 108 years), your first instinct is this?
This is why real discussions end up into nothing by back and forth insults or attacks.
It was mostly a symbolic gesture to you, to the mans family I am sure it was much, much, more.
I assure you this is much more of a symbolic move to many of his former employees on trial. Also, I have a problem with pardons being politicized, especially when they're meaningless. When you read Oscar Wilde do you care that he was posthumously pardoned of his crime?
Do you enjoy politicized pardons like this and Oliver North?
PleaseOCD don't involve me in your love affair with CNN, MSNBC and all your other Liberal moron BS. That guy should be picking fleas off his camel not spewing idiot statements on TV.
I don't think one needs the word of a cable news personality to figure out that Trump is a terrible negotiator. It's kind of been the thing he's best known for since the 80's.
He made his name in the Manhattan media scene by bragging about how great of a businessman he was and what great deals he negotiated while drowning in debt after getting taken by people lining up to fleece him.
PleaseOCD don't involve me in your love affair with CNN, MSNBC and all your other Liberal moron BS. That guy should be picking fleas off his camel not spewing idiot statements on TV.
lol I love how the Cons on this forum always revert to some sort of racism. Typical con.
I don't think one needs the word of a cable news personality to figure out that Trump is a terrible negotiator. It's kind of been the thing he's best known for since the 80's.
He made his name in the Manhattan media scene by bragging about how great of a businessman he was and what great deals he negotiated while drowning in debt after getting taken by people lining up to fleece him.
Trump owns several business . Hotels., big house in Florida. I don't know what all he owns and neither do you. I'm not a Billionaire so I don't know how he does it.
How many business do you own? Hotels? Real estate? Seems to me he is doing a pretty good job negotiating, N Korea, China trade ect. No atta boys from the left though.
PleaseOCD don't involve me in your love affair with CNN, MSNBC and all your other Liberal moron BS. That guy should be picking fleas off his camel not spewing idiot statements on TV.
lol I love how the Cons on this forum always revert to some sort of racism. Typical con.
Trump owns several business . Hotels., big house in Florida. I don't know what all he owns and neither do you. I'm not a Billionaire so I don't know how he does it.
It doesn't take a billionaire to understand that he ran his inheritance into the ground, borrowed his siblings inheritance and ran it into the ground, and then ran a series of bank loans into the ground, until the banks had to make him sign away his right to make decisions because he was so horrible at it, at which point he became a game show host.
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Seems to me he is doing a pretty good job negotiating, N Korea, China trade ect. No atta boys from the left though.
He has no idea what he's doing in either of those areas, and it's painfully evident whenever he speaks on either issue.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
I don't understand all this love for the " Religion of Peace ". Its all nice to be PC until they blow up a restaurant or airplane. Pit should take a look at some of the stuff that goes on in Germany , England and other places they infiltrated.
Pit then tells me about how I feel about Women. I guess the " Religion of Peace " respects them. He doesn't have a problem with some clown coming over here and making stupid remarks about the President of the United States.
islam, judaism, christianity, hinduism, buddhism, etc.
lets not pretend every last one of those dont have blood soaked hands. not talking about you as an individual, but the overall idea of those religions.
Pit has certainly roasted muslims before, but he roast the extremist, not the entire religion. he does the same with christians.
you should actually pay attention. i'm the one who lumps all yall crazy ass religious people together. can't none of yall claim to be peaceful.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
The most fun about having Trump as President is watching all the people on tv and here saying Trump should do this and Trump should do that, while...
They couldn't get our Embassy moved to Jerusalem for decades and Trump does it in 18 months!
The experts are telling Trump to watch for this, don't do that, here is what he needs to do with North Korea as President Trump has brought us farther with them than anyone else could in decades!
Today a high ranking NK is visiting Washington. First time in 18 years!
They all fight in the name of their religions. Wars are started over religion and usually end by forced patriotism or genocide of the defeated. None are peaceful.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson.
Yeah, the bombings and killing in Northern Ireland weren't that long ago. How quickly they forget.
Yet another conflict that was largely geo-political in scope but because one side was primarily one faith and the other side a different faith, it's referenced as a religious war...
That happens a lot more than many are willing to admit.
Yes, religion is often used as a motivator to get folks to fight, it's used as a wedge to drive between people, it's used as a rallying cry... but it's very seldom the actual cause of the war.
U.S. factories shift into 'higher gear' despite trade worries, Fed says
-U.S. factories ramped up production in late April and early May despite the risk of a global trade war, the Federal Reserve said in its "Beige Book" summary. -The Fed pointed to strong output in fabricated metals, heavy machinery and electronics equipment. -The Fed's districts reported modest-to-moderate growth in employment while contacts said the labor market remained tight.
islam, judaism, christianity, hinduism, buddhism, etc.
lets not pretend every last one of those dont have blood soaked hands. not talking about you as an individual, but the overall idea of those religions.
Pit has certainly roasted muslims before, but he roast the extremist, not the entire religion. he does the same with christians.
you should actually pay attention. i'm the one who lumps all yall crazy ass religious people together. can't none of yall claim to be peaceful.
I'm gonna make a copy of your post to show GOD when I get to the Pearlie Gate.
