Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined United States President-elect Donald Trump for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida Wednesday, with an advisor to the future president saying the tech billionaire “wants to support the national renewal of America.”
The 40-year-old tech tycoon, who leads the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been carefully trying to mend ties with Trump.
Wednesday, a Meta spokesperson said: “Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming Administration.”
In a statement, the spokesperson added that it was an important time for the future of American innovation.
Stephen Miller, Trump’s incoming deputy chief of staff for policy, said that Zuckerberg “has been very clear about his desire to be a supporter of, and a participant in, this change that we’re seeing all around America.”
“He’s made clear that he wants to support the national renewal of America under President Trump’s leadership,” Miller said in a televised interview.
While treading cautiously in Trump’s first term, tech titans were quick to laud the Republican’s election victory this time, with Zuckerberg among those who offered his congratulations.
Before the election, Zuckerberg stopped election-related philanthropy and Meta modified its algorithms to reduce political content.
