Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday commended former President Donald Trump’s fist pump reaction immediately after shots rang out and a bullet grazed his ear, calling it “one of the most bad-[expletive] things” he had ever seen in his life.
“At some level as an American, it’s hard to not, like, get kind of emotional about that spirit and that fight. And I think that’s why a lot of people like the guy,” Mr. Zuckerberg told the news outlet.
Despite his praise for the Republican presidential nominee, Mr. Zuckerberg has refrained from endorsing any presidential candidate and said that Meta will “play less of a role” in the upcoming 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,” the tech billionaire said.
“I think you’re going to see our services play less of a role in this election than they have in the past.”
The shooting on July 13 occurred as former President Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Two other people were also wounded in the shooting, while a spectator—50-year-old volunteer firefighter Corey Comperatore—was fatally shot before a Secret Service counter-sniper killed the gunman, who had fired a rifle from a rooftop.
