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Donald Trump greeted Mark Zuckerberg at Mar-a-Lago just months after the president-elect threatened to throw the Meta chief in prison if he attempted to interfere in the election.
Stephen Miller, who was tapped to serve as Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, confirmed the meeting to Fox News after the pair dined together at the West Palm Beach, Florida, resort on Wednesday.
Miller said that Zuckerberg wants to be a participant in “change that we’re seeing all around America,” before adding that the Silicon Valley stalwart “understands that President Trump is an agent of change”. A Meta spokesperson told Politico that Zuckerberg was “grateful” for the invitation.
It comes as Trump claims to have had a “wonderful” conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum a day after she published a scathing open letter to him about migration, fentanyl trafficking and tariffs.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that Sheinbaum agreed to “stop migration through Mexico,” which would “effectively” close the southern border.
The Mexican president offered an alternate perspective of the call, later writing on X: “We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples.”
Mark Zuckerberg spotted at Mar-a-Lago months after Trump threatened to jail him
Mark Zuckerberg has been spotted at Mar-a-Lago months after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to imprison him.
Stephen Miller confirmed Zuckerberg’s visit to Fox News.
“Yes, that’s correct,” Miller, who has been tapped to serve as Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, told Fox News.
“Mark Zuckerberg has been very clear about his desire to be a supporter of and a participant in this change that we’re seeing all around America, all around the world, with this reform movement that Donald Trump is leading.
Michelle Del Ray has the full story.
James Liddell28 November 2024 10:22
Trump shares Thanksgiving well-wishes ‘to all’– including ‘radical left lunatics’
Donald Trump wished Americans a “happy Thanksgiving” on social media before his message devolved into a wild rant “radical left lunatics”.
Last month, the then-GOP presidential nominee suggested deploying the National Guard and military on Election Day to control “radical left lunatics”.
Trump has since resurfaced the phrase during his festive well-wishes.
“Happy Thanksgiving to all,” the president-elect wrote on Truth Social early on Thursday morning.
He then made a swift segue: “Including to the Radical Left Lunatics who have worked so hard to destroy our Country, but who have miserably failed, and will always fail, because their ideas and policies are so hopelessly bad that the great people of our Nation just gave a landslide victory to those who want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
“Don’t worry, our Country will soon be respected, productive, fair, and strong, and you will be, more than ever before, proud to be an American!”
James Liddell28 November 2024 10:01
Elon Musk accuses Trump impeachment witness of ‘treason’ and calls for ‘appropriate penalty’
Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man and President-elect Donald Trump’s “first buddy,” took to his social media platform X to ominously accuse the key witness in Trump’s first impeachment of treason while calling for him to “pay the appropriate penalty.”
Musk, who has been tasked by Trump to lead an outside agency on government efficiency named after a meme, took issue on Wednesday with comments made by former National Security Council official Alexander Vindman during an appearance on MSNBC.
Oliver O’Connell28 November 2024 09:40
ICYMI: Trump cabinet picks targeted by bomb threats and swatting
Gustaf Kilander has the details.
Oliver O’Connell28 November 2024 09:20
Trump’s new trade chief backed US-UK deals — which could come at expense of Brexit reset
Donald Trump’s new trade chief has previously called for deals with the UK, it has emerged, as the president-elect’s team seeks to force Keir Starmer to choose between the US and the EU.
Last year, Jamieson Greer voiced support for trade agreements with Britain during evidence to Congress.
The Independent’s Whitehall editor Kate Devlin reports from London.
Oliver O’Connell28 November 2024 09:00
Ray Epps’ January 6 defamation lawsuit against Fox News tossed by federal judge
The man at the center of unhinged January 6 “false flag” conspiracy theories trumpeted by MAGA media, including Tucker Carlson, has had his defamation lawsuit against Fox News thrown out of court.
United States District Judge Jennifer L. Hall granted the right-wing network’s motion to dismiss Ray Epps’s case on Wednesday, agreeing that he had failed to prove that Fox News had committed “actual malice” against him.
Justin Barangoa has the details.
Oliver O’Connell28 November 2024 08:30
Five Republican senators could thwart Trump’s agenda — here’s who they are…
Donald Trump’s nominees will now need to be confirmed by the Senate, which Republicans control with a 53-seat majority. Trump got a reality check last week when Matt Gaetz, the embattled former Republican congressman, pulled his nomination for attorney general after it became clear he would face Senate opposition.
During his presidency, Biden had to grapple with Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, the conservative Democrats-turned-independents, when he wanted to pass anything. Now Trump may face his own bloc of opposition within his party. Here are the Republican senators who could be a roadblock to Trump’s agenda.
Oliver O’Connell28 November 2024 08:00
How US consumers could be impacted by Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
Ariana Baio looks at the possible outcome for the American shopper.
Oliver O’Connell28 November 2024 07:30
Kamala Harris reemerges after election loss with new message to supporters
Harris, who has been lying low since she lost the race for the White House earlier this month, shared a defiant address on Tuesday night where she told her supporters: “Don’t let anyone take your power.”
Rhian Lubin has the story.
Oliver O’Connell28 November 2024 06:30
Thanks to Trump, your next iPhone is likely to be even more expensive
If Trump goes ahead with his 60 percent tariff on Chinese goods, iPhone prices are likely to increase significantly. Economists have estimated that an iPhone 16 for $1,000 may cost $300 more under Trump’s policies.
Which is just great, as Gustaf Kilander reports.
Oliver O’Connell28 November 2024 05:30
