Mark Zuckerberg joined Trump for a Thanksgiving Eve dinner at Mar-a-Lago
- Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
- 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 Meta CEO met with Trump at the latter’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Wednesday, the night before Thanksgiving. A spokesperson for Meta confirmed to Business Insider that the dinner occurred. The New York Times first reported the meeting.
“It’s an important time for the future of American Innovation. 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,” the statement said.
Details about the meeting were not immediately clear. 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.”
Trump and Zuckerberg met at least twice during the president-elect’s first term, including in an unannounced White House meeting and at a secret dinner with billionaire Peter Thiel in October 2019, according to several reports.
In 2021, Trump suggested he should have banned Facebook while he was in office, but said, “Zuckerberg kept calling me and coming to the White House for dinner telling me how great I was.”
Facebook suspended the former president’s account on the platform after the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Meta reinstated Trump’s accounts in 2023.
Zuckerberg isn’t the only tech CEO to visit Mar-a-Lago in the wake of Trump’s win.
Billionaire Elon Musk, who played a major role in Trump’s campaign, spent election night with Trump at the Florida resort and has spent time there since.
Update: November 27, 2024 — This story has been updated with a statement from Meta confirming the meeting.
