Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1m (£786,000) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump.
The tech giant’s boss, Mark Zuckerberg, dined with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in November, having sought to repair his and his firm’s relationship with Donald Trump following the election.
Formal president and president elect, Donald Trump, had previously been highly critical of Mr. Zuckerberg and Facebook – calling the platform “anti-Trump” in 2017.
Meta is not believed to have made similar donations to President Joe Biden’s inaugural fund in 2020 or to Trump’s previous inaugural fund in 2016.
The company confirmed its million-dollar donation to the inaugural fund to several outlets on Wednesday. Inauguration funds are used to pay for events and activities when a new president takes office. Some consider them an attempt to find favor with a new administration.
The donation was confirmed by CBS, the BBC’s US media partner, on Wednesday, and was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.