Meta’s chief executive has become a more visible presence in Washington since President Trump’s return to office after years of avoiding politics.

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.

But what stays with me isn’t the overwrought antipathy between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the tetchy tech titans who, in the summer of 2023, made noises — let’s call them grunts — about demonstrating their reciprocal disdain by squaring off and throwing down on the kind of stage used for Ultimate Fighting Championship events.

The wife of Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

Some of President Donald Trump's working-class and middle-class supporters see a lack of emphasis on lowering consumer costs and making daily American life more affordable.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised the Trump administration for backing Silicon Valley on a call with investors, adding that 2025 will be big for "redefining" the company's relationships with governments.

Zuckerberg touched on his recent affinity for wearing gold chains during an April 2024 video call with journalist Eva Chen, posted to Instagram. During the conversation, Chen asked Zuckerberg to tell her about his gold chain necklace, saying, "I know there's a story behind it."

Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.

Online users discussed a rumor about the Meta CEO in the days after he announced the end of the company's U.S. third-party fact-checking program.

Meta and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) speaks with U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) during the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.

Zuckerberg expects Meta’s AI assistant — available across its services, including Facebook and Instagram — to serve more than 1 billion people in 2025.