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The tech billionaires are fighting for Donald Trump\u2019s attention. At least, that\u2019s what it looks like.<\/p>\n

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, donated $1 million to the president-elect\u2019s inaugural fund, the company confirmed to Blue Light News on Thursday. And this morning, it seemed like fellow billionaire Elon Musk has taken issue with its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s potential involvement in the new administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cConcerning,\u201d Musk said on X<\/a>, responding to a post from conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair claiming \u2014 without evidence \u2014 that Meta is \u201cactively censoring conservatives right now.\u201d While it\u2019s unclear exactly what Musk was referring to, the original post St. Clair was responding to was a video of a suited up Zuckerberg wakesurfing with an American flag announcing the $1 million donation from an account titled \u201cDogeDesigner.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not unusual for corporations to contribute to presidential inaugurations, but neither Zuckerberg nor Meta donated to<\/a> Trump\u2019s inaugural fund in 2017, or to President Biden\u2019s fund in 2021.<\/p>\n

The tech giant\u2019s donation comes just weeks after Zuckerberg visited Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump \u2014 an additional attempt from the company to mend relations with the Republican party\u2019s MAGA wing after he banned the then-former president from the platform in 2021. Trump\u2019s accounts have since been restored.<\/p>\n

Trump and Zuckerberg\u2019s fraught relationship is well documented. In Trump\u2019s book, \u201cSave America,\u201d released in September, he claimed<\/a> that Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election and that the Meta CEO would \u201cspend the rest of his life in prison\u201d if he did it again. In July, Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that if elected, he would pursue \u201cELECTION FRAUDSTERS at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time. We already know who you are,\u201d before directly addressing Zuckerberg. \u201cDON\u2019T DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!\u201d<\/p>\n

Meta spokesperson Andy Stone declined to comment on Musk\u2019s post. Spokespeople for Musk via X did not immediately respond for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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