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Meta ’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pulling off a lobbying - public telling jazz band move by gifting President - elect Donald Trump ’s inaugural fund $ 1 million , according toThe Wall Street Journal . The money derive from Meta , to be clear , but Zuckerberg dulcorate the endowment further — while doing great marketing — by air Trump a brace of Meta ’s smart glass , too .
It ’s a paltry amount compared to thenearly $ 270 millionthat bounteous Tech competitor Elon Musk donated to the America PAC fund , which campaigned for Trump , but it ’s still a mountain of money .
Trump has in the yesteryear been critical of Zuckerberg and Meta , calling the executive an “ enemy of the people , ” accusing Meta of below the belt censoring conservative voice during the 2020 election , andthreateningto punish him .
Zuckerberg used to be outspoken in his displeasure with Trump ’s policies , as well . He has openlycriticizedTrump ’s executive orders around in-migration . But that was 2017 , and this is 2024 .
Meta ’s donation occur as other tech executive assay to run decent with the incoming Republican company . Amazon co - founding father Jeff Bezos , who has also borne Trump ’s wrath , blocked his newspaper publisher , The Washington Post , from back Vice President Kamala Harris ’ presidential bid . He even congratulated Trump on X for his “ decisive triumph ” in the U.S. elections .
