Bill Gates on Kamala Harris's US presidential bid: 'It's great to have somebody younger'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates discussed the US presidential bid of Vice President Kamala Harris, who is set to be the new Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid. Gates welcomed the prospect of "somebody who's younger, who can think about things like AI". Harris is 59 years old while her rival – former president Donald Trump – recently turned 78.