--- title: The World's Richest Man Has a Bone to Pick with President Trump description: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will meet with President Trump today at the White House to discuss foreign aid and America's budget. authors: - name: Rob Wile url: https://money.com/author/rob-wile/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 191 covers: - Economy and Politics - Business - Career Advice - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/rjwile former_staff: true published: '2017-03-20T12:47:49.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T05:28:22.000Z' section: Economy and Politics tags: - Bill Gates - Microsoft - rich - Taxes - trump - Wealth word_count: 207 canonical: https://money.com/donald-trump-meeting-bill-gates-worlds-richest-man/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![President-Elect Donald Trump Holds Meetings At Trump Tower](https://img.money.com/2017/03/billgatestrump-em-629503960.jpg) *Bill Gates visited Trump Tower in December to meet with Donald Trump.* Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will meet with President Donald Trump today at the White House. Forbes [lists](https://www.forbes.com/profile/bill-gates/) Gates as the world's richest man, with a net worth of nearly $87 billion. (Trump's net worth is $3.7 billion, according to [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-trump/).) Ahead of the meeting on Friday, Gates [published](https://time.com/4704550/bill-gates-cutting-foreign-aid-makes-america-less-safe/) an op-ed in TIME expressing concern over cuts to foreign aid programs. "I understand why some Americans watch their tax dollars going overseas and wonder why we’re not spending them at home," Gates wrote. "Here’s my answer: These projects keep Americans safe. And by promoting health, security and economic opportunity, they stabilize vulnerable parts of the world." Gates said he had his first-ever conversation with Trump after the November 2016 election, and he came away optimistic. "In the same way President Kennedy talked about the space mission and got the country behind that," [Gates said on CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/13/after-talking-with-trump-bill-gates-likens-president-elect-to-jfk.html) after the phone call with Trump, "I think whether it's education or stopping epidemics ... \[or\] in this energy space, there can be a very upbeat message that \[Trump's\] administration \[is\] going to organize things, get rid of regulatory barriers, and have American leadership through innovation." 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