In an interview with New York Magazine, Donald Trump said he received a call from Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg following his assassination attempt.
Trump claimed Zuckerberg said he would not vote for a Democrat in this year’s election.
Zuckerberg allegedly said, “there’s no way I can vote for a Democrat.”
“After seeing what you did, I will never vote for the people running against you,” Zuckerberg allegedly said.
“Zuckerberg is not supporting any candidate in the 2024 race, according to a Meta representative,” DailyNoah noted.
ZUCKERBERG WILL NOT VOTE DEMOCRAT, SAYS TRUMP, FOLLOWING HIS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
After Trump escaped a gunshot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, he claims Mark Zuckerberg informed him, "there's no way I can vote for a Democrat."
After the incident, Zuckerberg allegedly… pic.twitter.com/m1HKqVuYwe
— DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) September 9, 2024
A Meta spokesperson denied Zuckerberg made the comments.
From The Hill:
A spokesperson for Meta denied Trump’s story about Zuckerberg, saying, “as Mark has said publicly, he’s not endorsing anybody in this race and has not communicated to anybody how he intends to vote.”
Zuckerberg, who is worth more than an estimated $170 billion, is one of the most closely watched executives in the tech and media space. Facebook has come under intense scrutiny in recent election cycles over its handling of misinformation on the platform and the company’s collection of user data.
JUST IN – Mark Zuckerberg called up and said, "there’s no way I can vote for a Democrat in this election," Trump told New York magazine in an interview
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) September 9, 2024
Trump says Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos called him after assassination attempt to praise his defiance https://t.co/oHpMjFhojS pic.twitter.com/JoMfdVhOLm
— New York Post (@nypost) September 9, 2024
“Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most bada** things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Zuckerberg previously said.
WATCH:
NEW – Zuckerberg: "Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most badass things I've ever seen in my life."pic.twitter.com/XBKel7jscu
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 19, 2024
In the interview, Trump said he also received a call from Jeff Bezos.
From the New York Post:
Bezos, the Amazon founder and owner of the left-leaning Washington Post, also called and was wowed by Trump’s bravery after being shot during the rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, Trump claimed.
With blood streaming down his face, Trump, who was surrounded by a phalanx of Secret Service agents hauling him off stage, pumped his fist to the crowd of supporters, urging them to “fight, fight.”
“He said, ‘It is the most incredible thing I’ve ever watched,’” Trump said of his conversation with Bezos.
“And he appreciated what I did, in the sense of getting up and letting people know.”
Zuckerberg’s reported call to Trump doesn’t mean he plans to vote for the Republican in November, a spokesperson for Meta parent Facebook told the New York Post on Monday.