Meta makes $1 million donation to Trump’s inauguration

Before the dinner, Zuckerberg showed disconnected Meta’s Ray-Ban astute glasses and talented a brace to Trump, according to the Journal. Zuckerberg’s advisers besides met with incoming White House officials, including incoming White House main of unit Susie Wiles.

The donation 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 helium didn’t publically endorse a campaigner successful 2020 — and arsenic Meta spokespeople person repeatedly emphasized, helium besides didn’t endorse anyone successful 2024, contempt Trump’s claims that Zuckerberg called him to accidental there’s “no way” helium could ballot for a Democrat aft the effort connected Trump’s beingness astatine a Pennsylvania rally. (Zuckerberg besides called Trump’s absorption to the shooting “badass.”) Still, Zuckerberg has made progressively unsubtle overtures to Trump, who has threatened the Facebook laminitis implicit the years.

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