{"id":2482969,"date":"2025-09-05T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-gates-says-he-and-trump-are-discussing-gene-editing-and-vaccines-at-white-house\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:39:27","slug":"bill-gates-says-he-and-trump-are-discussing-gene-editing-and-vaccines-at-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-gates-says-he-and-trump-are-discussing-gene-editing-and-vaccines-at-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates Says He and Trump Are Discussing &#8216;Gene Editing&#8217; and Vaccines at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-gates-says-he-and-trump-are-discussing-gene-editing-and-vaccines-at-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a White House dinner attended by President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and leading technology figures including Bill Gates, mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and Sergey Brin, discussions focused on advancing American innovation in health and technology. Bill Gates highlighted ongoing conversations with President Trump about accelerating progress in vaccines, gene editing, and curing diseases like polio, HIV, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-of-8-year-old-girl-who-died-in-biden-admin-custody-they-killed-my-daughter\/\" title=\"Mom blames Biden admin for daughter&#039;s death.\">sickle cell anemia<\/a>, praising initiatives such as Operation Warp Speed for their impact on speeding COVID-19 vaccine development. the gathering was described by Trump as a meeting of some of the most brilliant minds poised to lead global innovation. However,the event also sparked criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-conservative-sport-5-ufc-stars-who-dont-hide-their-right-wing-opinions\/\" title=\"\u2018The Most Conservative Sport\u2019: 5 UFC Stars Who Don\u2019t Hide Their Right-Wing Opinions\">conservative figures<\/a> who expressed skepticism toward Gates and the technologies discussed. Notably absent was Elon Musk, who sent a representative in his place. the dinner underscored a shared commitment among tech leaders and the management to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >promote scientific breakthroughs aimed<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbo-reports-show-socialized-medicine-would-make-americans-poorer-and-sicker\/\" title=\"CBO Reports Show Socialized Medicine Would Make Americans Poorer And Sicker\">improving health outcomes<\/a> both in the U.S. and globally.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>During a White House dinner on Thursday, billionaire Bill Gates spoke about vaccines, gene editing, and how he and President Donald Trump plan to take such innovations further.<\/p>\n<p>The president and First Lady Melania Trump dined with Gates to their left and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg to their right.<\/p>\n<p>Other tech titans were in attendance as well, most notably Apple CEO Tim Cook, OpenAI founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musks-x-sues-apple-rival-ai-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Altman<\/a>, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The most brilliant people are gathered at this table,&rdquo; Trump said at the dinner, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/trump-tech-ceo-rose-garden-dinner-1fee2de3?st=Fe4YFH&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. &ldquo;This is definitely a high IQ group.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At one point, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-bill-gates-meet-white-house-discuss-research-necessary-save-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gates<\/a> said he and Trump had spoken about taking &ldquo;American innovation&rdquo; to the next level regarding health and disease.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return; 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Gates said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bill Gates, alongside President Trump and Melania, said he is in talks with Trump about vaccines and gene editing.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the goal is to take American innovation to the next level, with hopes of curing and even eradicating most diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Gates said his work will&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rubpYgOChe\">pic.twitter.com\/rubpYgOChe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShadowofEzra\/status\/1963751242523345238?\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gates added that &ldquo;we&rsquo;re close&rdquo; to curing polio, but that &ldquo;new science&rdquo; is needed to cure HIV and sickle cell anemia.<\/p>\n<p>He also praised Trump for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-judge-hands-major-gift-trial-set-warp-speed-defies-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation Warp Speed<\/a> &mdash; Trump&rsquo;s initiative that accelerated the COVID vaccine rollout in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The work being done by the people at this table is changing the world,&rdquo; Gates said. &ldquo;You know, it&rsquo;s coming fast, so it&rsquo;s great we all get together and talk about how the U.S. can lead in this key area, and apply it even to the poorest outside the U.S. as well as our great citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vxme2F3nW9E?si=V03n79JpxTV1igqt\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>But conservatives weren&rsquo;t happy to see Trump on friendly terms with Gates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the record I&rsquo;m not going to ever eat Bill Gates fake meat, bugs, take the never ending vaccines, or gene editing,&rdquo; Georgia Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-signals-potential-break-republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> wrote Friday on the social media platform X. &ldquo;And I still haven&rsquo;t forgotten about Zuck bucks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For the record I&rsquo;m not going to ever eat Bill Gates fake meat, bugs, take the never ending vaccines, or gene editing.<\/p>\n<p>And I still haven&rsquo;t forgotten about Zuck bucks.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marjorie Taylor Greene &#127482;&#127480; (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1963917306792476957?\">September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no reason for Bill Gates to be in the White House,&rdquo; conservative media personality Mike Cernovich wrote on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is no reason for Bill Gates to be in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cernovich\/status\/1963774776297808185?\">September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-gone-quiet-launch-america-party-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> did not attend the dinner.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was invited, but unfortunately could not attend. A representative of mine will be there,&rdquo; Musk wrote Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1963624123998896368?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The dinner was originally planned to occur outside, as Trump wanted to debut the newly paved Rose Garden. Rain, however, moved the event indoors, according to The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the tech leaders took turns praising Trump for his strong stance on technological innovation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation president. 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