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Zuckerberg announced a massive $600 billion Meta investment in the US in coming years, drawing Trump’s praise. However, he later apologised to Trump which was caught on hot mic.
Mark Zuckerberg-Trump conversation caught on hot mic (Reuters Image)
Donald Trump hosted executives of top American tech companies at the White House, in which big names, including Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, and others, participated. All of them divulged their investment plans to Trump; however, Zuckerberg was stumped as the President began the questioning with him.
The Meta CEO went on to announce a whopping $600 billion investment by 2028 in the US, gaining Trump’s praise. However, moments later, he was caught on a hot mic apologising and admitting to the President that he was confused on the matter – the video of which has now gone viral.
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As Trump individually asked the tech giants’ CEOs about their investment plans in the country, he began with Zuckerberg, who was seated right next to him.
“Oh gosh, um, I think it is probably gonna be something like I don’t know, at least $600 billion through 2028, in the US, yeah,” he responded to Trump, who thanked him, stating, “That’s a lot, thank you, Mark, it’s great to have you.”
However, it did not take long for the Meta CEO to realise that pitching wrong investment numbers could go against him in the future, and he apologised to Trump soon after.
“Sorry, I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t sure what number you wanted to go with,” Zuckerberg told Trump in the buzzing room.
Trump laughed at his confession and also conveyed to Melania, who was seated to his left, Zuckerberg’s blunt admission.
The light interaction of the two men indicated that they have buried their hatches with time.
It was Zuckerberg who had banned Trump on Facebook and Instagram after the January 6, 2020, Capitol Hill riots, while the Republican leader had accused the Meta CEO of plotting against him during the Presidential Election that he lost to Joe Biden.
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Ashesh Mallick is a Sub-Editor with over three years of experience in news writing, video production. He primarily covers national news, politics and global affairs. You can follow him on Twitter: @MallickAshes… Read More
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September 06, 2025, 14:35 IST
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