Trump Jokes Zuckerberg Political Career at White House Dinner with Tech CEOs

At a White House dinner hosted by President Donald Trump with leading tech CEOs, Trump humorously suggested that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was starting his "political career" after a reporter asked Zuckerberg about free speech concerns in Britain, to which Zuckerberg promptly replied, "No, it's not." The event included prominent tech leaders such as Apple's Tim Cook, Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Bill Gates, Google's Sundar Pichai, and OpenAI's Sam Altman. During the dinner, these executives pledged significant investments in the United States, with Tim Cook and Zuckerberg each committing $600 billion, Pichai promising $250 billion over two years, and Nadella confirming $75-80 billion for the year. Trump expressed pride in the investments, emphasizing the creation of jobs and innovation, while Cook credited Trump’s leadership for fostering a conducive environment for such commitments. Additionally, the dinner highlighted the influence of Indian-origin tech leaders, including Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Sanjay Mehrotra, Shyam Sankar, and Vivek Ranadive. The light-hearted exchange and the pledges underscored the growing relationship between the U.S. government and the tech industry under President Trump's administration.