Donald Trump gets major donation from Meta for his inaugural fund

Meta has donated $1 million to United States President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company confirmed to various news outlets on Wednesday.

This donation comes weeks after the Meta CEO joined Trump over dinner at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida which was speculated as a potential effort by Zuckerberg to repair their historically fraught relationship.

According to Forbes, the parent company of social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, first confirmed this development to the Wall Street Journal, revealing that Zuckerberg's team had informed Trump's inaugural committee of the donation ahead of their dinner.

However, while Meta confirmed the donation, it did not disclose further details regarding the motivation behind this decision.

According to the Federal Election Commission, corporations can contribute to inaugural committees without limits.

Previously, the New York Times had reported that Trump's Inaugural Committee was offering exclusive access to donors who contribute $1 million or raise $2 million.

These top-tier donors will receive between six and eight tickets key inagural events from January 17 to 20, including six tickets to the inauguration on January 20.

Additionally, they will have the opportunity to attend a reception with Trump's cabinet nominees and dine with Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife Usha, on January 18.

The following day, the top donor will have a chance to dine with Trump himself and his wife Melania. However, it remains uncertain if Zuckerberg or any Meta executive will attend these events.