Zuckerberg has had a rocky relationship with Trump.
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Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, the NYT reported.Trump and Zuckerberg, who did not endorse a candidate for president, have had a rocky relationship.Trump previously threatened to jail Zuckerberg if he was elected.
Mark Zuckerberg became the latest tech CEO to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.
The New York Times reported the Meta CEO met with Trump at the latter’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Wednesday, citing two sources briefed on the meeting.
Details about the meeting were not immediately clear. Meta and representatives for Trump did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
Zuckerberg did not endorse a candidate for president in the 2024 election.
He has had a contentious relationship with Trump, who earlier this year threatened to jail the billionaire if he were elected.
Zuckerberg praised how Trump responded to the assassination attempt in July.
“On a personal note, seeing Donald Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Zuckerberg said.
After Trump won the election, Zuckerberg was among the many tech and business leaders who congratulated him.
“Congratulations to President Trump on a decisive victory. We have great opportunities ahead of us as a country,” he wrote in a Threads post the day after the election. “Looking forward to working with you and your administration.”
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