Melinda Gates has mentioned she is ‘completely not’ voting for Donald Trump and believes that ladies will make the distinction within the 2024 presidential election.
The 59-year-old former spouse of Microsoft billionaire Invoice, 68, has lengthy been linked to Democrats, with Barack Obama serving to to advertise her e book.
She spoke to Gayle King for an interview this week the place she made it clear who she’s backing in 2024.
‘I completely am not voting for Trump, and I’ll vote for Biden,’ she mentioned.
Gates additionally mentioned that it is ‘greater than probably’ she’s going to marketing campaign for and endorse the present president.
Melinda Gates has mentioned she is ‘completely not’ voting for Donald Trump and believes that ladies will make the distinction within the 2024 presidential election
The philanthropist says that she’s voted for Republicans previously however that Trump’s phrases about girls and insurance policies concerning girls are a dealbreaker.
She credit girls reacting to the reversal of Roe vs Wade for Democrat success within the midterms.
‘Girls turned out within the mid-term elections and mentioned, ‘That is sufficient.’ And we have gotta do it once more,’ she informed CBS Information.
Gates has slammed Trump previously, condemning the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying {that a} lack of management on the nationwide degree has led to ‘chaos’ throughout the board.
The billionaire philanthropist, who co-chairs the Invoice and Melinda Gates Basis alongside along with her Microsoft co-founder husband, didn’t mince phrases when requested to weigh in on America’s dealing with of the worldwide well being disaster in an interview.
‘I am each shocked we weren’t higher ready, however fairly actually I’m shocked we’ve wasted a lot time. That we haven’t had management on the nationwide degree to get out checks in the appropriate manner, protecting gear in the appropriate manner, contact tracing in the appropriate manner,’ Gates mentioned.
‘With lack of management, there are 50 homegrown state options, and that simply should not be.’
Her friendship with the Obamas features a partnership with former First Girl Michelle to work to finish youngster marriage.
‘I completely am not voting for Trump, and I’ll vote for Biden,’ she mentioned
The philanthropist says that she’s voted for Republicans previously however that Trump’s phrases about girls and insurance policies concerning girls are a dealbreaker
Since her divorce from Invoice, Melinda has maintained a really shut relationship along with her daughters, usually taking Phoebe along with her on journeys world wide.
Nonetheless, she was the middle of headlines a number of weeks in the past when she stepped out in New York Metropolis sporting an infinite diamond ring.
The sight led many to query whether or not she was planning to stroll down the aisle along with her former Fox Information anchor boyfriend Jon Du Pre, who she was first linked with again in 2022.
However the billionaire philanthropist fast shut down any suggestion that she and Jon, 65, are headed for the altar when she addressed the hypothesis in a press release through her rep this morning, confirming that the pair have damaged up – and insisting that she isn’t presently engaged to anybody.
‘Melinda isn’t engaged and is now not relationship Jon Du Pre,’ a spokesperson informed Web page Six.
The mother-of-three, who has had no public romances since her relationship with Jon was revealed again in 2022, did appear extra keen to hide the bauble throughout her newest outing nevertheless – crossing her arms over her chest in what may effectively have been an try to cover the dazzler from view.
Melinda and Invoice cut up after practically three many years of marriage in 2021.
The couple launched a press release on the time of their cut up and revealed that their wasn’t simply ‘one second’ that led to it.
Regardless of their estranged relationship, the couple appears to proceed to be doting dad and mom to their youngsters.
