Meta Makes $1 Million Donation To Trump’s Inauguration

Meta has donated $1 cardinal to president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, The Wall Street Journal reports. Zuckerberg’s squad reportedly told Trump’s inaugural committee astir Meta’s planned assistance earlier Zuckerberg and Trump dined together astatine Mar-a-Lago successful November.

Before nan dinner, Zuckerberg showed disconnected Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses and talented a brace to Trump, according to nan Journal. Zuckerberg’s advisers too met pinch incoming White House officials, including incoming White House main of portion Susie Wiles.

The assistance marks a important displacement for Zuckerberg, who has until precocious shied distant from politics. Zuckerberg called Trump to congratulate him connected his predetermination victory. But he didn’t publically endorse a campaigner successful 2020 — and arsenic Meta spokespeople personification galore times emphasized, he too didn’t endorse anyone successful 2024, contempt Trump’s claims that Zuckerberg called him to opportunity there’s “no way” he could ballot for a Democrat aft nan effort connected Trump’s life astatine a Pennsylvania rally. (Zuckerberg too called Trump’s guidance to nan shooting “badass.”) Still, Zuckerberg has made progressively unsubtle overtures to Trump, who has threatened nan Facebook laminitis complete nan years.

The repast — and nan assistance — are signs that nan notoriously rocky narration betwixt Zuckerberg and Trump is starting to soften. Trump has had it retired for Zuckerberg since Facebook banned his narration successful nan aftermath of nan January 6th riots, and astatine 1 constituent said Zuckerberg should beryllium jailed owed to Facebook’s alleged interference successful nan 2020 election.