Bill Gates Says Trump Asked Him to Be Science Adviser

[DonViejo]

Donald Trump asked Bill Gates if he would think about joining his administration as a science adviser—the Microsoft founder let him down gently by saying he didn’t think it was the “a good use of [his] time.” Trump has failed to fill the vacant position since the last director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, John Holdren, resigned at the end of the Obama administration. Gates brought up his concern about the vacancy during a meeting with Trump, recalling to Stat News: “I mentioned: ‘Hey, maybe we should have a science adviser.’ He said: Did I want to be the science adviser?” He recalled telling the president: “That’s not a good use of my time.” Gates also claimed he got Trump “super interested” about the pursuit of a universal flu vaccine.

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[CatMor]

1. Gates got trump "super interested"....

In the pursuit of a universal flu vaccine. That interest probably lasted about 5 minutes with trump. If it's not about trump or not about over turning everything President Obama accomplished trump is not interested.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Five Minutes?

More like 5 seconds. Attention span of a kitten in a yarn barn.

[CatMor]

3. Yep, you're right....

I was trying to be kind to the moron.

[Bluepinky]

4. And if Trump can't profit off it, he's not interested.

[CatMor]

6. So true, I forgot that one

[Doodley]

5. I wish he had said yes and then lambasted Trump's anti-science agenda.