President-elect Donald Trump dined with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Wednesday, meeting the Facebook founder’s former colleague. The former president, who was banned from the social network, was present.
A Mehta spokesperson confirmed the meeting in a statement to CBS News, saying Zuckerberg was “grateful for the invitation to dinner with President Trump and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming administration.” I did,” he said.
Stephen Miller, who was appointed chief of staff during Trump’s second term, said Zuckerberg, like other business leaders, wants to support Trump’s economic plan. The tech company CEO is trying to change his company’s perception of the right following his fractious relationship with President Trump.
“Mark, obviously, he has his own interests, his own company, his own agenda,” Miller said of the meeting in an interview with Fox News. “But he has made it clear that he wants to support America’s national rebirth under Trump’s leadership.”
Mr Trump is started facebook After the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, it was determined that his posts could incite the violence that occurred that day. company restored his account It is scheduled for early 2023, but with certain “guardrails” in place. In July, those limitations Lifted by Meta.
Trump has a combined 65 million followers on Facebook and Instagram.
Zuckerberg did not endorse a presidential candidate during the 2024 election.
Mr. Zuckerberg has since taken a more positive stance toward Mr. Trump. Earlier this year, he praised Trump’s response to his first assassination attempt, calling it “terrible.” Zuckerberg also complained that Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some coronavirus-related content during the pandemic.
Still, Trump continued to publicly attack Zuckerberg in recent months. In July, he posted a message on his social network, Truth Social, referencing the nickname he used for Meta CEO and threatening to send election fraudsters to prison. “Zuckerbucks, watch out!” Trump wrote.
Tech mogul Elon Musk will also be joining the visit on the eve of Thanksgiving. became He became more influential in Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement, donating an estimated $200 million through his political action committee to help Trump get elected. Musk is the billionaire owner of Social Network X, a competitor of Meta.
President Trump’s X account (then known as Twitter), has also been stopped But his account is returned in November 2022 After Musk buys the company. Trump’s account must be restored after posting a survey asking users if they would like to do so.
Mr. Musk has spent considerable time at Mar-a-Lago since the election, and Mr. Trump chose him as leader An external advisory panel known as the Department of Government Efficiency will work with venture capitalist and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to identify waste.
