It looks like Mark Zuckerberg is further cozying up to President Donald Trump. The Meta chief was spotted exiting the White House Thursday afternoon.
Molly Nagle, a White House reporter at ABC News, tweeted: “Spotted at the White House: Mark Zuckerberg. He was seen leaving the West Wing earlier today. We’ve asked the White House why he was there.”
Zuck can be seen in a somewhat blurry photo exiting the White House in a navy suit.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone wrote on X: “Mark Zuckerberg was at the White House today to discuss how Meta can help the administration defend and advance American tech leadership abroad.”
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That’s a rather broad description, so it’s unclear what the conversation actually entailed. It’s worth noting, however, that America’s tech overlords have grown concerned about China’s ascending tech influence through TikTok and DeepSeek. And just last month on The Joe Rogan Experience, Zuckerberg praised Trump for his America-first initiative.
“The American technology industry is a bright spot in the American economy,” Zuckerberg said. “It’s a strategic advantage for the United States that we have a lot of the strongest companies in the world. And I think it should be part of the U.S.’ strategy going forward to defend that. And, one of the things that I’m optimistic about with President Trump is he just wants America to win.”
So it’s unsurprising to see Zuckerberg already at the White House. He’s gone out of his way to cozy up to the Trump administration. Ahead of Trump’s taking office, Zuckerberg worked to reshape Meta in the president’s image by rescinding DEI initiatives, changing its hate speech policies, and dropping fact-checkers in favor of community notes. He also sat on the de facto billionaire’s row at Trump’s inauguration. Not to mention, Zuckerberg reportedly told employees at Meta that the company is actively courting the president’s favor.
“I want to be clear, after the last several years, we now have an opportunity to have a productive partnership with the United States government,” Zuckerberg said, according to a report in the New York Times. “We’re going to take that.”
So it’s hardly a shock Zuckerberg is already at the White House — it’s more of the same.
