In a recent interview, President Donald Trump asserted that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally contacted him and indicated that he would not support a Democrat in the upcoming election.
This came after Facebook incorrectly labeled a widely circulated photo of Trump raising his fist following an alleged assassination attempt as “misinformation.”
“So, Mark Zuckerberg called me. First of all, he called me two times. He said that was really amazing,” Trump told Bartiromo.
Trump went on to claim that Zuckerberg told him, “And he actually announced that he’s not going to support a Democrat because he can’t because he respected me for what I did that day. I think what I did… to me, was a normal response.”
“He actually apologized. He said they made a mistake… and they’re correcting the mistake,” Trump added.
Trump reiterated this statement during an interview with New York Magazine.
“Zuckerberg said he’s never supported a Republican before, but after seeing how the Democrats have handled things, and after watching what I did that day, he couldn’t believe it. He said, ‘There’s no way I can vote for a Democrat this election.’”
“He’s a guy that, his parents, everybody was always Democrat,” Trump added.
Meta responded in an effort to pacify the uproar from the left, stopping short of outright rejecting the existence of the conversation but challenging Trump’s account of the events.
A spokesperson for Meta told New York Magazine, “As Mark has said publicly, he’s not endorsing anybody in this race and has not communicated to anyone how he intends to vote.”
Following Zuckerberg’s decision to distance himself from Joe Biden and confess his involvement in their collaboration, this disclosure was made.
Zuckerberg openly acknowledged that Meta had been under constant pressure from the Biden administration to censor COVID-19-related content, even if it was satirical or humorous, as well as the notorious Hunter Biden laptop.
The Meta CEO allegedly expressed deep ‘regret’ for not being more vocal in resisting the government’s demands, stating that “government pressure was wrong,” and he now recognizes that his company should have been more outspoken about the administration’s overreach.
Zuckerberg also addressed the financial contributions he made through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative—referred to as “Zuckerbucks” by election integrity advocates—during the last presidential election cycle, which significantly benefited the Democrats.
“I want to address the contributions I made during the last presidential cycle to support electoral infrastructure. The idea here was to make sure local election jurisdictions across the country had the resources they needed to help people vote safely during a global pandemic. I made these contributions through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
“They were designed to be non-partisan –spread across urban, rural, and suburban communities.
“Still, despite the analyses I’ve seen showing otherwise, I know that some people believe this work benefited one party over the other. My goal is to be neutral and not play a role one way or another – or to even appear to be playing a role. So I don’t plan on making a similar contribution this cycle.”
