Mark Zuckerberg has certainly traveled a long way in his relationship with President Donald Trump. Nearly a year after the President threatened the CEO of Meta with imprisonment, the two along with several other technical CEOs at the White House dinner.
About three dozen CEOs and executed in appearance Praise and thanks Trump. But Zuckerberg’s comments were particularly notable. In a moment that was widely shared on social media, Trump turns to Zuckerberg and asks “How much are you spending, will you say in the next few years?” Zuckerberg replied that it was “probably something that was going to happen, I don’t know, in America (20) at least $ 600 billion through 28.” Trump was approved. “This is a lot, thanks Mark, it’s great for you.”
But it was a hot mike moment that was later captured between the two which was specifically telling. Zuckerberg, turning to Trump, apologizes and says “Sorry, I was not ready … I was not sure what number you wanted to go with.”
You can see the entire moment playing in the clip below:
While Zuckerberg spent an attempt to give a favor with Trump last year, his interaction shows how much those efforts have been paid. A year ago, the then-producer President was threatening the Facebook founder over the time of the jail. Now, after donation $ 1 million For his inauguration, Changing Meta policies and abandoning dei, connecting a pro-plus booster His boardPayment of $ 25 million Resolve A four -year -old lawsuit and many Private meetingsBoth feel that things have been patched. Not only Zuckerberg is promising to spend huge amounts on money in the US on AI Infrastructure, he is confirming that Trump approves specific numbers.
