Donald Trump has claimed that Mark Zuckerberg was involved in a ‘scheme against the president’ during the 2020 US election.
In Summary:
- Donald Trump has pledged to imprison Mark Zuckerberg for life if Facebook influences the 2024 US election ‘illegally’.
- In his upcoming book, Trump claims that Zuckerberg previously acted friendly but was secretly plotting against him.
Donald Trump has declared that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, will face a life sentence if the social media platform unlawfully interferes in the upcoming 2024 US election.
The former president asserted that Zuckerberg will “spend the rest of his life in prison” if any election meddling is detected.
In his new book, Save America, which is set to be published next week, Trump reveals that he is “watching him [Zuckerberg] closely” ahead of the November presidential election.
A screenshot of Donald Trump’s August 30, 2024, post on Truth Social, where he announces his new book. Image source: truthsocial.com
The book, described as a coffee table book, includes anecdotes from Trump’s tumultuous time in the White House and his reflections on global affairs.
Mark Zuckerberg was the keynote speaker at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2018. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Trump recalls that during his presidency, Zuckerberg would visit him, often bringing his wife to dinners, and was “as nice as anyone could be.”
However, Trump now alleges that Zuckerberg was secretly orchestrating a “plot against the President.”
He writes, “He told me there was nobody like Trump on Facebook. But at the same time, and for whatever reason, steered it against me.”
Trump warns that any illegal activities by Zuckerberg or others in the 2024 election will result in severe consequences.
“We are watching him closely, and if he does anything illegal this time, he will spend the rest of his life in prison – as will others who cheat in the 2024 presidential election,” Trump writes.
Whoa. In President Trump's new book "Save America," he doesn't hold back on Mark Zuckerberg. On page 74, he says:
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 29, 2024
"Mark Zuckerberg would come to the Oval Office to see me. He would bring his very nice wife to dinners, be as nice as anyone could be, while always plotting to… pic.twitter.com/tpDbe7jyPw
Trump’s relationship with Facebook soured after the platform, along with Instagram (both owned by Zuckerberg’s Meta), suspended his accounts following his unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
He was reinstated on both platforms in January of this year.