The boss of Meta, Facebook's parent company, “was very clear about his desire to support and participate in this change that we are seeing all around America,” declared the future deputy director of the presidential office.
Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump over dinner Wednesday at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, representatives for both men said, as the tech billionaire seeks to improve relations with the president-elect.
The future deputy director of the presidential office Stephen Miller confirmed the meeting between the two men on the Fox News channel, specifying that the tech boss had “clearly indicated that he wanted to support the national renewal of America under the leadership of President Trump.
The boss of Meta, parent company of Facebook in particular, “was very clear about his desire to support and participate in this change that we are seeing all around America,” he declared.
“Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming administration,” a Meta spokesperson said.
While they had been cautious during Donald Trump's first term, tech bosses, like Elon Musk, were quick to welcome his victory in November, and Mark Zuckerberg was one of those who congratulated him.
“Moved by this fighting spirit”
Meta's boss admitted during the election to having been moved by the candidate's reaction after his assassination attempt.
“Seeing Donald Trump stand up after being shot in the face and raise his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most brilliant things I have ever seen in my life,” Zuckerberg said in July in an interview on Bloomberg. On some level, as an American, it's hard not to be moved by that spirit and that fight, and I think that's why a lot of people love the guy.”
Mark Zuckerberg ended his election-related philanthropic activities and his Meta group changed its algorithms to reduce political content.
He previously said he would not renew the Covid-era initiative to fund nonprofits that support U.S. election infrastructure, with Republicans viewing such donations as partisan.
Facebook was one of the social networks that banned Donald Trump after the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
