President Trump hinted he might be in favor of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg running for president, but warned, 'he does have that monster behind him.'
In so many words, Facebook has been facing a seemingly endless litany of controversies and scandals for the past several years. Those controversies have overshadowedZuckerberg visited newspapers, and military bases, and even stopped to feed a calf. The tour had all the signs of a potential run for president — up to and including eating dinner with a seemingly random family in Ohio.
At the time, Zuckerberg repeatedly denied intentions to run for public office.he wrote in a Facebook postDenials aside, the tenor around Facebook and Zuckerberg took a sharp turn following the 2016 US presidential election, and the company — as well as its chief executive — have remained on the defensive ever since.
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