Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg parked his personal jet proper subsequent to Trump Drive One Friday throughout a go to to Palm Seashore, Fla., to satisfy with the incoming forty seventh president.
Zuckerberg, 40, was dressed up in a fitted swimsuit and tie when he was noticed boarding his Gulfstream G650 jet at Palm Seashore Worldwide Airport.
The tech titan’s jet was parked within the shadows of President-elect Donald Trump’s a lot bigger, customized Boeing 757 plane, which he’ll commerce in for Air Drive One in lower than two weeks.
Earlier within the day, the billionaire Fb founder met with Trump at his close by Mar-a-Lago property, a supply instructed The Submit.
It’s not less than the second time Zuckerberg has convened with Trump, 78, at Mar-a-Lago because the president-elect’s landslide victory within the 2024 presidential election.
Their first assembly, which was reportedly initiated by Zuckerberg, came about on Thanksgiving Eve and concerned discussions about “the incoming Administration,” in response to Meta.
Zuckerberg, who additionally held not less than two personal cellphone conversations with Trump over the summer season, has sought to rehabilitate his relationship with the incoming president after his social media platforms banned him within the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the US Capitol.
Since Trump’s Election Day win, Zuckerberg has donated $1 million to the president-elect’s inaugural fund, ended third-party fact-checking on Fb and scrapped Range, Fairness and Inclusion insurance policies at Meta — strikes that point out the tech tycoon is trying to cozy as much as Trump forward of his second stint within the White Home.
In July, Meta additionally rolled again the remaining restrictions on Trump’s Fb and Instagram accounts put in place after the riot.
The Fb founder additionally publicly praised Trump following the July assassination try throughout which the president-elect was seen pumping his fist in defiance with blood dripping down his face — a response that Zuckerberg known as “badass.”
The hotter ties stand in stark distinction to Trump’s rhetoric towards Zuckerberg earlier than final summer season.
Final March, in a Fact Social submit, Trump described Fb as “a true Enemy of the People,” claiming that Zuckerberg’s firm “cheated in the last Election.”
Trump appeared to seek advice from the $400 million-plus Zuckerberg spent within the 2020 cycle to assist finance native elections.
The so-called “Zuckerbucks” initiative was roundly criticized by Republicans as an try and affect the 2020 vote.
Zuckerberg didn’t pursue the initiative within the 2024 election cycle.
Meta and the Trump transition workforce didn’t reply to The Submit’s request for remark.
