It is an initiative that has not escaped the American media. Meta announced this Wednesday, December 11, that it had donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. An approach which seems to confirm the rapprochement between the two men even though their relations were once extremely tense. Explanations.
“Mark Zuckerberg should be jailed for life”
Logically, the press wanted to know more about the official reasons for this donation, but Meta did not wish to comment on the information. We are therefore reduced to speculations, however, as the Wall Street Journalthese gifts, which have no contribution limit, are popular with large companies in order to attract the good graces of the new government.
As far as the boss and founder of Meta is concerned, this donation is part of a rather tormented relationship with Donald Trump. The one who will return to the White House on January 20 had accused the company’s platforms (especially Facebook and Instagram) of censoring conservatives on their applications. The company had also decided to block its accounts before restoring them a little later.
Donald Trump lost his temper personally against Mark Zuckerberg. He even declared that the latter should be “imprisoned for life” for personally plotting against him during the 2020 election.
As the 2024 election approaches, the entrepreneur then moved closer to the Republican candidate, as recalled by New York Times. The two men first spoke on the telephone twice. Mark Zuckerberg also said “ that he prayed » for him after the assassination attempt of which Donald Trump was the target.
Big tech bosses reconnect with Donald Trump
Then, in a letter to Congress, he made amends and indicated that Joe Biden’s government had pressured Meta to censor more content on covid, in particular. Finally, the Meta boss met with Donald Trump at his residence at Mar-a-Lago in November.
He is not the only CEO to kowtow to the future president. Tim Cook from Apple, Sundar Pichai from Google, and even Jeff Bezos from Amazon, are increasing their initiatives and reaching out to the new administration in the hope of establishing good relations with the new regime.
What to remember:
- Meta donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund
- This initiative is part of the rapprochement between Mark Zuckerberg and the Republican
- Other major Tech leaders also show their credentials
