Thursday, December 12, 2024

Meta Donates $1m to Donald Trump’s Inaugural Fund

THE GUARDIAN: Donation comes after CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and appears to be an effort to improve relations

Meta has donated $1m to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, the company confirmed on Thursday.

The donation, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, appears to be the latest effort by the social media company and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, to improve relations with the incoming president, and comes just weeks after Zuckerberg dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

Meta confirmed its donation to the Guardian on Thursday but did not provide details regarding the reason for the contribution. » | Anna Betts | Thursday, December 12, 2024

Isn’t this the sort of thing that went on in Germany in the Thirties, which ended up making Adolf Hitler all-powerful? Developments like this are disturbing indeed. – © Mark Alexander