President-elect Donald Trump had dinner with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Wednesday, NPR public radio reports. This meeting marks an unexpected rapprochement between Donald Trump, banned from Facebook after the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and Mark Zuckerberg, whose company restored the former president's account in 2023.
Stephen Miller, named deputy chief of staff for Donald Trump's second term, said Mark Zuckerberg, like other economic leaders, wanted to support the president-elect's economic plans. “Mark, obviously, he has his own interests, he has his own business and his own agenda,” Stephen Miller said on Fox News. “But he has made it clear that he wants to support America's national renewal under the leadership of Donald Trump. »
Discussion around the future administration
A Meta spokesperson confirmed the meeting, explaining that Mark Zuckerberg had been invited to discuss the priorities of the incoming administration with the president-elect and his team. The Meta boss did not support any candidate during the 2024 presidential campaign, but has adopted a more conciliatory stance towards Donald Trump in recent months. He also criticized the Biden administration, accusing it of pressuring Facebook to “censor” certain content about the Covid-19 pandemic.
Despite these opening gestures, Donald Trump continued to publicly attack Mark Zuckerberg. In July, he threatened on Truth Social to crack down on election fraudsters, ironically referring to Meta's CEO with the nickname “Zuckerbucks.” Zuckerbucks, watch out! », wrote Donald Trump.
