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Before the dinner, Zuckerberg showed off Meta\u2019s Ray-Ban smart glasses and gifted a pair to Trump, according to the Journal. Zuckerberg\u2019s advisers also met with incoming White House officials, including incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The donation marks a significant shift for Zuckerberg, who has until recently shied away from politics. Zuckerberg called Trump to congratulate him<\/a> on his election victory. But he didn\u2019t publicly endorse a candidate in 2020 \u2014 and as Meta spokespeople have repeatedly emphasized, he also didn\u2019t endorse anyone in 2024, despite Trump\u2019s claims that Zuckerberg called him to say there\u2019s \u201cno way\u201d he could vote for a Democrat after the attempt on Trump\u2019s life at a Pennsylvania rally. (Zuckerberg also called Trump\u2019s reaction to the shooting \u201cbadass.\u201d<\/a>) Still, Zuckerberg has made increasingly unsubtle overtures to Trump, who has threatened the Facebook founder over the years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The dinner \u2014 and the donation \u2014 are signs that the notoriously rocky relationship between Zuckerberg and Trump is starting to soften. Trump has had it out for Zuckerberg since Facebook banned his account in the wake of the January 6th riots, and at one point said Zuckerberg should be jailed<\/a> due to Facebook\u2019s alleged interference in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n