An active ally of Donald Trump, Dana White notably contributed to popularizing it among young male voters who love combat sports. He appeared on a TikTok video of the Republican candidate and encouraged him, according to the American press, to speak out on podcasts like that of Joe Rogan, which is widely listened to by this key electorate. And when Donald Trump gave his victory speech on November 6, Dana White was on stage.
Two other people, John Elkann, boss of Exor (European investment fund) and Charlie Songhurst (investor and former senior manager at Microsoft), were also elected to the Meta board of directors. “Dana, John and Charlie will bring deep expertise and perspective that will help us seize the immense opportunities ahead with AI, wearables and the future of human connections.”assured Mark Zuckerberg, founder and boss of Meta.
Getting closer to Trump
Dana White is also a friend of Mark Zuckerberg, who practices martial arts.
Tech executives are scrambling to court Donald Trump and ease strained relations with Washington during the Republican’s first term and then that of Joe Biden. In December, Republican Donald Trump received numerous bosses at Mar-a-Lago, his residence in Florida, including Mark Zuckerberg.
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But relations with the president-elect have not always been good. Facebook banned Donald Trump after the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, angering the former tenant of the White House for years.
Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon, who had been in conflict with the first Trump administration) each donated $1 million to the fund for the president’s inauguration on January 20.
