Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, CNN reported, citing affirmation from the corporate. The donation comes two weeks after the corporate’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, held a personal assembly with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
The Wall Road Journal was the primary to report on the contribution.
Zuckerberg seems to be looking for a extra influential position within the incoming administration, presumably involving contributions to shaping tech coverage, the CNN report added.
This marks a major shift from practically 4 years in the past when Meta banned Trump from its platforms following the January 6, 2021 rebel.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump hosted a dinner with Mark Zuckerberg at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. Based on a Meta consultant, Zuckerberg met with Trump and his group throughout the go to. Whereas the small print of their dialogue weren’t disclosed, the consultant described the session as occurring at a pivotal second for US innovation. They added that Zuckerberg didn’t keep for Thanksgiving.
Zuckerberg-Trump relations
Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump have had a fraught relationship through the years, which escalated after Fb banned the then-president in January 2021 following the assault on the US Capitol.
Trump later hinted at the potential of imprisoning Zuckerberg, accusing him of interfering within the 2020 election.
In early 2023, Meta reinstated Trump’s Fb and Instagram accounts. Following an tried assassination on Trump in Pennsylvania in July, Zuckerberg instructed Bloomberg, “Seeing Donald Trump rise up after getting shot within the face and pump his fist within the air with the American flag is likely one of the most badass issues I’ve ever seen in my life.”
This fall, Zuckerberg spoke to Trump by telephone and later posted a congratulatory message after Trump received the election earlier this month.
When requested concerning the assembly between Trump and Zuckerberg on Wednesday, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung stated, “We don’t touch upon reviews of personal conferences that did or didn’t happen.” Nevertheless, Stephen Miller, an adviser to the president-elect, confirmed to Fox Information that the assembly had occurred.
(With Bloomberg inputs)
