WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Meta CEO is cohosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors next week for , the latest sign of the Facebook founder's embrace of the president-elect.
The reception cohosted by Zuckerberg is set for Monday evening, shortly before the inaugural balls, according to two people familiar with the private plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss them.
The other cohosts are Miriam Adelson, the Dallas Mavericks owner and widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson; Tilman Fertitta, casino magnate, Houston Rockets owner and Trump's pick to serve as U.S. ambassador to Italy; Todd Ricketts, the co-owner of the Chicago Cubs; and Ricketts' wife, Sylvie L茅g猫re.
Zuckerberg once seemed a foe of the former president, from Facebook and Instagram after a mob of Trump's supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on . But lately, he's been endearing himself to Trump as one of a number of tech executives who have been seeking to improve their relationships with the new president.
Meta declined to comment Tuesday.
In November, weeks after Trump won the presidential election, Zuckerberg flew to Florida and at his Mar-a-Lago club. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, also to Trump's inauguration fund.
Zuckerberg announced last week that he was , including replacing third-party fact-checking with user-written 鈥渃ommunity notes." Trump said the new approach was 鈥減robably鈥� due to threats he made against the technology mogul.
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Associated Press writers Michelle L. Price in New York and Barbara Ortuay in San Francisco contributed to this report.
Zeke Miller And Colleen Long, The Associated Press
