In Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes. But led by Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides and is going all-in on MAGA.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg may have donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, ended Facebook’s fact-checking program and shelved Meta’s DEI initiatives, but those close to Trump say that should be just the start of the tech billionaire’s attempts to re-ingratiate himself with the president.

Donald Trump’s aides and allies aren’t ready to buy the Meta and Facebook chief’s right-wing conversion — and will be “keeping an eye” on him.

In one way, Bay Area tech CEOs’ very visible presence at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday was an almighty flex, a crowning moment for an industry that has remade the economy and society.

The Meta CEO met with Trump after his win in the 2024 presidential election, according to multiple reports including CBS and the New York Times. And more recently, he named Trump ally and UFC boss Dana White to Meta's board of directors and elevated prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to lead its global affairs operation.

A former Tory MP has claimed he was told that Facebook founder and tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is 'genuinely scared' that US President Donald Trump is going to try and jail him