In July, Elon Musk, 53, said he was ready to take on Mark Zuckerberg, 40, ‘anywhere, anytime and on any rules’. Now that Zuckerberg went to Mar-a-Lago to meet President-elect Donald Trump, an old video has gone viral and fans want the fight to take place in Trump’s place. Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are business rivals to the point that there has been a lot of talk about the possibility of a cage fight between them, and Elon Musk is game about it. Zuckerberg also never denied any of those speculations and said that he is even ready to physically fight Elon Musk.
The war of words continued and the Meta CEO visited Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday to meet Donald Trump. Since election night, Elon Musk, a close confidant of Trump, has often been seen there.
But Zuckerberg didn’t go there to fight Elon Musk. Trump adviser Stephen Miller said the Meta CEO came to meet with Trump, as did many other business leaders. “Mark Zuckerberg has been very clear about his desire to be a supporter and participant in the change that we’re seeing across America, across the world, in this reform movement that Donald Trump is leading,” Miller said. “Mark Zuckerberg, like many business leaders, understands that President Trump is an agent of change, an agent of prosperity.”
“Mark, obviously, has his own interests, and his own company, and his own agenda,” Miller said. “But he has made it clear that he wants to support America’s national renewal under the leadership of President Trump.”
Zuckerberg did not endorse any presidential candidate in the election but praised Trump after the July 13 assassination attempt on him in Pennsylvania. Zuckerberg especially praised Trump’s fist-pumping reaction seconds after the attempt on his life. “Seeing Donald Trump get up after being shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with an American flag is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Zuckerberg said at the time.
“This is an important time for the future of American innovation. Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming administration,” said a Meta spokesperson.