{"id":2333457,"date":"2024-08-29T12:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-raged-about-plot-by-zuckerberg-to-topple-him-in-2020-in-new-book-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:04:31","slug":"trump-raged-about-plot-by-zuckerberg-to-topple-him-in-2020-in-new-book-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-raged-about-plot-by-zuckerberg-to-topple-him-in-2020-in-new-book-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump raged about \u2018plot\u2019 by Zuckerberg to topple him in 2020 in new book &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-raged-about-plot-by-zuckerberg-to-topple-him-in-2020-in-new-book-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2333457&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has made headlines with his new coffee table book, *Save America*, where he criticizes\u200d Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In the book, which will be released on September 3, Trump uses a \u200bphoto of \u2063himself and Zuckerberg to launch an attack on the tech mogul,\u2064 accusing him of\u2063 orchestrating a &#8220;plot&#8221; against him\u2064 during the 2020 election. Trump\u200b specifically targets Zuckerberg\u2019s support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-disinformation-police-pressure-meta-to-run-election-interference-on-new-threads-platform\/\" title=\"Left-wing &#039;Disinfo&#039; Police Push Meta for Election Interference on New Threads Platform.\">ballot \u200bdrop boxes<\/a>, which Trump claims facilitated voter \u2062fraud, a baseless assertion he has made repeatedly \u2063regarding his loss \u200cto President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recalls Zuckerberg\u2019s praise for him on Facebook while simultaneously alleging\u2063 that Zuckerberg undermined his campaign.\u2064 He threatens legal repercussions for those he \u2063believes will attempt election \u200cfraud in the upcoming\u200c 2024 election, specifically mentioning Zuckerberg and \u2062the financial support he \u2064and\u2064 his wife provided to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-lindsey-graham-wont-have-to-testify-before-georgia-grand-jury-for-now\/\" title=\"Sen. Lindsey Graham Won\u2019t Have to Testify Before Georgia Grand Jury for Now\">election-related efforts<\/a>, which Trump derogatorily refers to as &#8220;Zuckerbucks.&#8221; Trump\u2019s criticism is part of a broader \u200dnarrative where he expresses distrust \u200cin the electoral processes influenced by private funding, claiming it disproportionately affects Republican outcomes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump raged about &lsquo;plot&rsquo; by Zuckerberg to topple him in 2020 in new book<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1738637\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump&nbsp;<\/a>used a photo caption of himself and Meta CEO&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>&nbsp;in his new coffee table book, <em>Save America<\/em>, to launch an attack on th<\/span>e tech mogul.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Underneath a picture of Zuckerberg sitting with him in the White House, Trump complimented the Facebook founder for coming to see him, how nice he and his wife were, and railed against his &ldquo;PLOT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT,&rdquo; in 2020. Zuckerberg was a proponent of installing locked ballot drop boxes at various locations to make it easier for absentee voters to drop off ballots when restricted by COVID-19 rules. The drop boxes and other mail-in voting mechanisms that were used in 2020 are at the center of Trump&rsquo;s baseless accusations that he lost the contest to President Joe Biden as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-georgia-election-lawsuit-dominion-software-was-accessed-by-chinese-and-iranian-agents-to-manipulate-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: HUGE! Georgia Election Lawsuit: Dominion Software was Accessed by Chinese and Iranian Agents to Manipulate Election\">massive voter fraud<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He told me there was nobody like Trump on Facebook,&rdquo; Trump wrote, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-zuckerberg-election-book-00176639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Politico<\/a><\/em>. &ldquo;But at the same time, and for whatever reason, steered it against me. We are watching him closely, and if he does anything illegal this time he will spend the rest of his life in prison &mdash; as will others who cheat in the 2024 Presidential Election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Threats to throw the book at people deemed election fraudsters by Trump, and against Zuckerberg in particular, aren&rsquo;t new.<\/p>\n<p>Trump lobbed a similar threat at Zuckerberg in a July Truth Social post in which he&nbsp;threatened to pursue &ldquo;ELECTION FRAUDSTERS at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time. We already know who you are. DON&rsquo;T DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Save America<\/em>, set to be released Sept. 3, Trump writes about how Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, donated $420 million to election centers that disproportionately went to Democratic-leaning districts and jurisdictions. Known as Zuckerbucks, the private money was being allocated by a third party called the Center for Tech and Civic Life, which gave them a say on how the election was administered and also allowed them to assist with operations such as curing ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg announced that he has stepped away from CTCL, which is still consulting with election offices. He also said he would not make any campaign donations or endorse any political candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Zuckerberg wrote in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee saying he regrets bowing to the pressure of the Biden administration to suppress posts and content related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including satirical posts and humor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it,&rdquo; Zuckerberg wrote. &ldquo;I feel strongly that we should not compromise our content standards due to pressure from any Administration in either direction &mdash; and we&rsquo;re ready to push back if something like this happens again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the hearing, Zuckerberg also mentioned how Meta was instructed to suppress news articles and posts circling about Biden&rsquo;s son, Hunter Biden, and the contents of his laptop. However, at the time, the FBI suggested that the media coverage was actually a Russian hoax meant to influence the election.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg said it has &ldquo;since been made clear that the reporting was not Russian disinformation, and in retrospect, we shouldn&rsquo;t have demoted the story.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1738637\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738637\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his new coffee table book, *Save America*, former President Donald Trump expressed his anger towards Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him of orchestrating a &#8220;plot&#8221; against him during the 2020 election. Accompanying a photo of Zuckerberg in the White House with Trump, he praised Zuckerberg and his wife for their visit but criticized their involvement in what he claims was an effort to undermine his presidency. Trump specifically targeted Zuckerberg&#8217;s support for locked ballot drop boxes aimed at facilitating absentee voting amid COVID-19 restrictions, which he believes contributed to widespread voter fraud that led to his loss against President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recounted how Zuckerberg had previously told him there was no one like him on Facebook but suggested that Zuckerberg acted against him for unspecified reasons. He warned that if any illegal actions were taken during the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election, those responsible would face severe consequences. This isn&#8217;t the first time Trump has threatened legal action against alleged election fraudsters; he made similar remarks about pursuing &#8220;election fraudsters&#8221; on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In *Save America*, set to be released on September 3, Trump also criticized Zuckerbucks\u2014$420 million donated by Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to election centers primarily in Democratic areas\u2014claiming it gave them undue influence over election processes. Although Zuckerberg has distanced himself from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), which managed these funds, he stated that he would refrain from making political donations or endorsements moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Zuckerberg expressed regret over yielding to pressure from the Biden administration regarding content moderation related to COVID-19 discussions and acknowledged mistakes made concerning coverage of Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop story. He admitted that they should not have suppressed this information as it was later clarified not to be Russian disinformation as initially suggested by the FBI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2333458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mark-Zuckerberg-Tides-Center-scaled-1024x685.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32675,5819,3634,32076,4576],"class_list":["post-2333457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2020-election","tag-plot","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner","tag-zuckerberg"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mark-Zuckerberg-Tides-Center-scaled-1024x685.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}