Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates urge Trump to respect people and to not cut foreign aid Gates foundation letter urged the president to treat women and minorities with more respect and warned against cutting aid to the developing worldBill and Melinda Gates discussed the importance of foreign aid and the state of US politics. The Trump administration, as it did last year, proposed billions of dollars in cuts to foreign aid, which makes up less than 1% of US spending, in its 2019 budget outline. In a separate interview, Melinda Gates criticized Donald Trump’s habit of using Twitter to attack women and minority groups. Melinda Gates called them “10 tough questions” and welcomed those questioning the foundation’s activities. The Gates foundation is the largest philanthropic organization in the world, with an endowment of more than $40bn.

Source: The Guardian February 13, 2018 22:32 UTC