By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
Elon Musk is not the only social media mogul digging former President Donald Trump these days.
During a Thursday interview with the New York Times, the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, detailed his reaction to the attempted assassination of Mr. Trump at his final campaign rally, before accepting the Republican Party’s nomination for President.
He described Mr. Trump as a “badass” for his immediate response to the shooting. A kill shot missed its mark when Mr. Trump turned his head slightly right before impact and his right ear was grazed by the bullet.
“Seeing Donald Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Zuckerberg told the New York Times.
The image he describes, captured by photographers at the rally, instantly became iconic.
“On some level as an American, it’s like hard to not get kind of emotional about that spirit and that fight, and I think that that’s why a lot of people like the guy,” Zuckerberg said.
Previously maligned by the Right for allegations he used Facebook to influence elections for the Left, Zuckerberg did not endorse either party’s presumed nominee in the interview. He indicates a preference toward Facebook playing less of a role in the 2024 election.
“The main thing that I hear from people is that they actually want to see less political content on our services because they come to our services to connect with people,” Zuckerberg said in the interview, and as reported by The Daily Caller. “I think you’re going to see our services play less of a role in this election than they have in the past.”
Meta Platforms, which operates Facebook and Instagram, recently reinstated Mr. Trump’s accounts and any restrictions. Mr. Trump has launched Truth Social as a platform where he routinely posts. Both are publicly-traded companies.
Musk, who privatized ownership of the Twitter platform, has endorsed Mr. Trump and has also announced a $45 million monthly commitment to the American Super PAC, which would support Mr. Trump’s election.