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December 12, 2024
William Upton
TECH
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Zuckerberg Donates $1M to Trump Inauguration Fund.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is contributing $1 million to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural fund. The move appears to be part of a larger effort by the tech billionaire to win over Trump after the latter accused Zuckerberg of interfering in the 2020 presidential election.

The donation is a notable departure from Meta and Zuckerberg’s previous position, with neither contributing to Trump’s 2017 nor Biden’s 2021 inaugurations. However, the contribution is only one component of a broader effort by the Facebook founder.

In late November, Zuckerberg traveled to Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago and dined with the President-elect, bringing several high-powered political consultants in tow. Brian Baker, a well-networked establishment Republican insider spearheading Zuckerberg’s effort to improve his standing with Republican lawmakers, met with Trump’s White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles. The National Pulse previously reported on Baker’s hiring, who, prior to the 2016 election, was a staunch opponent of Trump.

Additionally, several top Facebook executives who accompanied Zuckerberg met with Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio and White House advisors Stephen Miller, Vince Haley, and James Blair.

Zuckerberg’s relationship with America’s political right has deteriorated drastically since the 2020 presidential election. Many on the right have accused the Meta CEO of using his vast wealth and companies to interfere in American elections.

He admitted that his social media platform, Facebook, was pressured by the Biden-Harris government to censor Americans who posted about the COVID-19 pandemic on his website. Additionally, the tech billionaire acknowledges that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had warned them about potential Russian disinformation regarding Burisma and the Biden family, which directly resulted in the New York Post‘s Hunter Biden laptop story being suppressed on Facebook.

Image by Anthony Quintano.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is contributing $1 million to President-elect Donald J. Trump's inaugural fund. The move appears to be part of a larger effort by the tech billionaire to win over Trump after the latter accused Zuckerberg of interfering in the 2020 presidential election. show more
November 29, 2024
Election 2024
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Lefty Landlords Are Trying to Plot an Airbnb Blackout for Trump’s D.C. Inauguration.

In Washington, D.C., leftist Airbnb hosts are planning to disrupt President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration by removing their properties from rental platforms or increasing prices, with proceeds directed toward liberal causes. Initiated by Stacy Kane, a petition encourages this blackout approach in response to Trump’s election. However, support for the petition appears limited, with four signatures and two email addresses collected so far.

Kane, who manages a two-bedroom apartment in the Brookland neighborhood, has opted to take her listing off Airbnb during the inauguration. She aims to provide lodging for individuals joining planned protests rather than accommodating inauguration attendees. This decision aligns with anticipated protests, as an estimated 50,000 people are expected to participate in marches against Trump’s presidency on January 18, according to The Washington Post.

The host says she and her allies are “try[ing] to make any kind of difference that we can in the situation we find ourselves in as D.C. residents and just as human beings right now.”

As Trump prepares to take office, the city is bracing for a significant influx of visitors. In Washington D.C., 92 percent of the electorate supported Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the recent polls, leaving the American capital out of touch with the wider country and making it something of a hostile environment for Trump supporters.

Kane and the petition signers could also face potential legal action. Recently, Washington, D.C., included political party affiliation in city anti-discrimination laws.

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In Washington, D.C., leftist Airbnb hosts are planning to disrupt President-elect Donald J. Trump's inauguration by removing their properties from rental platforms or increasing prices, with proceeds directed toward liberal causes. Initiated by Stacy Kane, a petition encourages this blackout approach in response to Trump's election. However, support for the petition appears limited, with four signatures and two email addresses collected so far. show more