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Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 6:11 pm
You don't have to believe Trump is a clinically defined psychopath to know this is dangerous. The meeting was announced briefly on the radio. No details except that Trump plans to meet with other technology experts. Now ask yourself what kind of information can a man like Gates give to a man like Trump?
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 6:15 pm
(December 13, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: You don't have to believe Trump is a clinically defined psychopath to know this is dangerous. The meeting was announced briefly on the radio. No details except that Trump plans to meet with other technology experts. Now ask yourself what kind of information can a man like Gates give to a man like Trump?
Several things come to mind, including the value of (real) charitable foundations.
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 6:16 pm
Maybe he can tell him to go fuck himself?
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 6:19 pm
I wouldn't fuck with gates if I were trump
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 6:26 pm
(December 13, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: Now ask yourself what kind of information can a man like Gates give to a man like Trump?
Money making tips?
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 6:29 pm
(December 13, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: Now ask yourself what kind of information can a man like Gates give to a man like Trump?
What it's like to be a real billionaire?
Gates' takeaway from the conversation is a bit bizarre:
Quote:Bill Gates suggested Tuesday that there was a bit in common between how President-elect Donald Trump and President John F. Kennedy communicated with the American people.
The billionaire philanthropist, who recently had a phone conversation with Trump to discuss clean energy and climate change, told CNBC that "there can be a very upbeat message" about a Trump administration.
"You know, a lot of his message has been about things where he sees things not as good as he'd like," he said.
The thing about this is, Gates was also announcing a large-scale effort to help the governments of the world deal with climate change. Climate change. You know, that thing that Trump seems to think is a Chinese hoax? That thing his administration seems to be intent on reversing, if his early cabinet appointments are any indication?
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 7:29 pm
Clean energy and climate change? So who called whom?
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 8:18 pm
(December 13, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: Now ask yourself what kind of information can a man like Gates give to a man like Trump?
Have you tried rebooting your campaign?
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 8:53 pm
(December 13, 2016 at 6:15 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: (December 13, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: You don't have to believe Trump is a clinically defined psychopath to know this is dangerous. The meeting was announced briefly on the radio. No details except that Trump plans to meet with other technology experts. Now ask yourself what kind of information can a man like Gates give to a man like Trump?
Several things come to mind, including the value of (real) charitable foundations.
Gate's "charitable" foundation is as much a scam as Trump's. The vast majority of its funds come from Microsoft, a company he hasn't owned in a long time (he's at best defrauded his fellow investors to fund a vanity project), has a nasty habit of crowding out local companies and governmental organisations in favour of companies owned or operated by friends which are much dearer to use, and finally both he and his wife have, for years, taken seven figure salaries from the trust.
Gates is simply much better at seeming than Trump.
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RE: Donald Trump Met with Bill Gates
December 13, 2016 at 9:17 pm
All of that notwithstanding, the Gates Foundation appears to do much actual charity work, the Trump Foundation apparently much less so. I'd bet money he's never speculated on what a "great piece of ass" either of his daughters is.
Gates is no saint, but he's no Trump, either.
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