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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta donates $1m to U.S. President-elect Trump fund (www.bbc.com)

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1m (£786,000) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump.

The tech giant's boss, Mark Zuckerberg, dined with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in November, having sought to repair his and his firm's relationship with Trump following the election.

Trump has previously been highly critical of Mr Zuckerberg and Facebook - calling the platform "anti-Trump" in 2017.

Meta is not believed to have made similar donations to President Joe Biden's inaugural fund in 2020 or to Trump's previous inaugural fund in 2016.

The company confirmed its million-dollar donation to the inaugural fund to several outlets on Wednesday.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Down payment on a bribe.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Concept of a down payment on a bribe.