Mark Zuckerberg calls Trump 'badass' over reaction to assassination attempt, stops short of endorsement

Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of social-networking giant Meta - who has a net worth of $167 billion according to Forbes - applauded Trump's strength after surviving an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend that left him bleeding from the ear.

Zuckerberg said Thursday during a Bloomberg interview:

"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. On some level as an American, it's like hard to not get kind of emotional about that spirit and that fight, and I think that that's why a lot of people like the guy."

The praise comes despite years of bad blood between the social media titan and former president.

Trump's Facebook posts were often flagged for containing misinformation and breaking Meta's rules. Then the company suspended Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years after the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots - prompting him to create Truth Social, a Trump-centric remake of X.

Back then, Zuckerberg posted that Trump was using his account to "undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power" to President Joe Biden.

But now Zuckerberg said he's "not planning" to be involved in the election and wants to depoliticize Facebook. He said Facebook has already started showing users less political content.

"The main thing that I hear from people is that they actually want to see less political content on our services because they come to our services to connect with people. I think you're going to see our services play less of a role in this election than they have in the past."

Zuckerberg joins a growing number of business bigwigs and Wall Street titans clapping Trump on the back.

Elon Musk issued a last-minute Trump endorsement just 30 minutes after the Pennsylvania shooting, and has since pledged $45 million monthly to a Trump super PAC.

Wall Street CEOs including Jamie Dimon and David Solomon spoke in support of Trump soon after the shooting. Venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz also reportedly have plans to donate to a Trump PAC.

Regardless of Zuckerberg's praise, Trump doesn't seem to have forgiven the social media mogul. In fact, he threatened the billionaire with imprisonment just last week.

Trump posted on Truth Social:

"All I can say is that if I'm elected President, we will pursue Election Fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time. We already know who you are. DON'T DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!"

During his presidency, Trump fought to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok - a yearslong legislative battle still in progress. He has since changed his tune. Trump told Bloomberg BusinessWeek:

"I'm for TikTok because you need competition. If you don't have TikTok, you have Facebook and Instagram."

Trump holds a majority stake in Trump Media and Technology Group - the company that owns his network Truth Social. The company has a $7 billion market cap despite quarterly revenue of $770,000 - comparable to two US Starbucks shops - as the social media app has struggled to grow and retain its small user base.

Zuckerberg said he welcomes competition in the social media space:

"I think we're doing pretty well here. We're gaining market share. So I don't know. They'll do what they need to do but I think we're gonna be fine and we're gonna continue doing well in this space either way."

When asked if TikTok should be banned in the US, Zuckerberg ducked the question and said: "That's above my pay grade."

Reader Comments

Gator · 2024-07-21T23:45:21Z

steelj Special Forces/Green Beret Tim Kennedy says a 12 year old could have made the shot on Trump....but the cop that popped up over the edge saw the shooter, rushed the shots..

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Zuckerbucks?

· 2024-07-21T23:56:15Z

eulogical · 2024-07-22T03:29:59Z

The ass licking has begun. Zuckabugga trying to be nice to Trump hoping that he won't take revenge for all the nasty things Faceless did to him.

Psstoffgoy · 2024-07-22T07:10:27Z

Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of social-networking giant Meta - who has a net worth of $167 billion according to Forbes - applauded Trump's strength after surviving an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend that left him bleeding from the ear.

What does his net worth have to do with this bullshit article? I suppose in the world of usery, the people who write this shit view money as a sign of power and respect, not that they care in the least how they obtained it.

When they start using their major straw man super stars to support a staged event, it only reinforces that the entire thing was manufactured for goyim consumption.

Peter Jennings · 2024-07-22T12:36:57Z

Traitors tend to do this type of zucking up when they see that the administration is changing. They need to have one foot in both camps.

Will anything change under the Trumpster, or will he exchange one war for another? The US needs war for its war economy to survive. The Trumpster, like most people, know that present day Russia with its resources being properly handled is too strong even for the US and its poodles. Maybe the Trumpster sees a softer target in China and if things work out, the USadmin get to control Taiwan with all its Chinese developed industry which the US is having a problem replicating.

codis · 2024-07-22T12:45:41Z

Comment: Friendlier Titans?

Suckerberg (sic!) is not a Titan, just the plush toy mascot on top of the CIA/NSA behemoth to control the information flow in the social media space. Personally he is a mediocre pipsqueak, unimportant in this game.

But this announcement might mean that the (so-called) intelligence agencies are defecting from the WEF / Biden / globalist team, and are unwilling to destroy the US for Klaus and his wicked masters.

Highlander · 2024-07-23T10:47:27Z

I wonder how long it’s going to be until the next attempt on Trumps life? Zionists who are friends of Israeli will stop at nothing to rid themselves from someone they cannot control! Look at what they did to Corbyn! Look at what they did to John Smith to get bLair into office! Look at what they did to Willie Mac Rae murdered for finding proof of Westminster MPs corruption and institutionalisation of systemic child abuse. And that was in England. English democracy! I’ll not mention the destruction of English families by again, friends of Israel. The institutional hereditary peers bringing in and profiting from heroin and Fentanyl which is destroying the English nation. Better they are pointed at immigration, designed by government MI6 and MI5 for ulterior motives! Bay at the moon is more worth while for all government protestations, created the problem, that isn’t going to change!

American FBI institutionalised corruption of the secret service caused tens of thousands to resign! Many hundreds gave up their career within the secret service by becoming a whistle blower. Because the proven CIA and FBI are above the law and are answerable only to their respective directors and Zionist entity. Land of the free…… bloody hysterical!

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