Mark Zuckerberg’s awkward apology to Trump caught on hot mic at White House dinner, sparks online mockery

Mark Zuckerberg’s awkward apology to Donald Trump was recorded on a hot mic during a lavish President’s dinner at the White House. The CEO of Meta was one of several Big Tech executives welcomed to the star-studded gathering on Thursday, which also included Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

After discussing his company’s future investment plans with Trump during the dinner, Zuckerberg informed the audience that Meta will invest over $600 billion in the United States over the next several years.

“Oh gosh, I think it’s probably gonna be something like… I don’t know, at least 600 billion dollars through 2028,” Zuckerberg stated, as per Irish Star.

“That’s a lot,” replied the POTUS, drawing laugh from the crowd. “Thank you, Mark, great to have you.”

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Zuckerberg apologises to Trump, netizens react

“I’m sorry, I wasn’t ready to do our,” Zuckerberg whispered to Trump over a hot mic at one point, but the audio eventually became inaudible. Trump chuckled before turning to face First Lady Melania Trump, saying, “He said, ‘I wasn’t ready.’”

Then the META CEO said, “I wasn’t sure what number you wanted to go with.”

Online users quickly poked fun at Zuckerberg for the audio error as the clip became viral. “Zuckerberg admits he and Trump just pull numbers out of their butts,” one person wrote on X, while another referred to the executives present at the event as “liars and sycophants.”

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