Meta has strengthened its connection with former President Donald Trump by appointing Dana White, President and CEO of UFC, to its board of directors. This move comes after Meta donated to Trump's inauguration fund and Zuckerberg dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors. The social media company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is adding Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, auto tycoon John Elkann and tech investor Charlie Songhurst. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post late Monday that tapping White to join the board could be seen as Zuckerberg's latest maneuver to improve ties with Trump, who was once banned from Facebook.
After Trump won re-election in November, Zuckerberg dined at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and Meta donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. Other Big Tech companies such as Amazon have donated similar amounts. White, in turn, has had speaking roles at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Republican conventions and appeared on stage at Trump's election victory party in November, even speaking briefly to the crowd. White has built UFC 'into one of the most valuable, fastest growing, and most popular sports enterprises in the world,' Zuckerberg said. 'I've admired him as an entrepreneur and his ability to build such a beloved brand.' Zuckerberg is also active in mixed martial arts. Zuckerberg and fellow billionaire Elon Musk seemingly agreed to fight in a 'cage match' in 2023, but it never happened
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