He's tried to cut global HIV funds. He's made moves to roll back LGBTQprotections. He reportedly confused "HIV" and "HPV."

Can we really trust President Donald Trump when he promises to end theHIV epidemic in a decade?

Jen Kates of the Kaiser Family Foundation joins POLITICO's Dan Diamondto discuss the president's pledge, his latest funding moves and thestate of the global fight against HIV.

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Trump promised at the State of the Union that he would end "AIDS inAmerica and beyond."

The strategy unveiled by Trump's health department faces a potentialminefield, from skeptical public health experts to conservativereligious organizations.

Meanwhile, Trump's budget proposed new money for domestic HIVinitiatives — but significantly cut global health efforts.

Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious disease official,says that the recent cure of an HIV patient isn't a path to curingeveryone.