Mark Zuckerberg says Trump’s punch was “one of the toughest things I’ve ever seen in my life”

“Seeing Donald Trump stand up after being shot in the face and raise his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the toughest things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Zuckerberg said. Bloomberg. “On some level, as an American, it’s hard not to be moved by that spirit and that fight, and I think that’s why a lot of people like the guy.”

While Zuckerberg has not explicitly supported Trump, his comments could help calm the former president’s anger toward the Facebook founder, whom he previously referred to as an “election fraudster.”

“All I can say is that if I am elected President, we will pursue voter fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “We already know who you are. DON’T DO THAT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!

Trump and other Republican politicians have mobilized against “the elite,” even as members of that same class in the technology world are raising millions of dollars in support of their campaign.

To get an idea of ​​the relationship between Trump and Silicon Valley, just look at the person selected as his running mate: Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, whose successful 2022 campaign was funded by PayPal co-founder and right-wing advocate Peter Thiel. Vance is a former Thiel employee and friend — and now, perhaps, a political hotline for tech elites, who are increasingly under government scrutiny from both the right and the left.