Trump Claims He Has «Won the War on the Climate Change Hoax» After Bill Gates’ Latest Remarks

Donald Trump has declared victory in a new self-proclaimed war — this time against what he calls the «Climate Change Hoax.»

In a post on Truth Social, the president took a victory lap, saying he’s «won the war on the Climate Change Hoax» and citing Bill Gates’ recent comments as proof that he was right all along.

In a memo published on his blog ahead of the COP30 climate summit, Bill Gates wrote: «Climate change is a serious problem, but it will not be the end of civilization.»

Trump began his post on Truth Social, declaring: «I (WE!) just won the War on the Climate Change Hoax.» «Bill Gates has finally admitted that he was completely WRONG on the issue,» he continued, seizing on Gates’ recent comments about renewable energy as proof that his longtime skepticism toward climate science had been justified.

As Trump praised himself for what he saw as a total victory, he closed in trademark fashion: «It took courage to do so, and for that we are all grateful. MAGA!!!»

In an interview with Axios, Bill Gates called Trump’s claim that he’d admitted being completely wrong on climate change «a gigantic misreading of the memo.» Bill Gates did not deny the reality of climate change but argued that current efforts place too much emphasis on temperature and emissions targets.

Gates said that innovation and human welfare should be the true measures of progress: «Temperature is not the best way to measure our progress on climate… Health and prosperity are the best defense against climate change.» The billionaire emphasised that while climate change will hit poorer countries hardest, the biggest threats remain «poverty and disease, just as they always have been.»

Gates urged leaders to refocus strategy: invest in innovation and adaptation rather than solely chasing emission-targets.

On social media, disappointment and anger erupted over Bill Gates’s shift in tone on climate change, with some users accusing him of joining the same circle as other billionaires who align with Donald Trump in pursuit of power and profit — without any regulation on their business.