{"id":2533707,"date":"2026-01-12T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-celebrates-trump-ally-at-head-of-meta\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:18:12","slug":"gop-celebrates-trump-ally-at-head-of-meta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-celebrates-trump-ally-at-head-of-meta\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP celebrates &#8216;Trump ally&#8217; at head of Meta"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fgop-celebrates-trump-ally-at-head-of-meta%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=2533707&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>Dina Powell McCormick has been named president and vice chairwoman of Meta, a move that drew praise from Republican figures and Trump allies. A former senior counselor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ... ... to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a> to Donald Trump &#8211; and previously a white House personnel director and assistant secretary of state under George W.Bush &#8211; Powell McCormick was celebrated on social media by her husband, Sen. Dave McCormick (R\u2011PA), and others including Jason Miller, Donald Trump Jr., and Richard Grenell. The hire is seen by supporters as a sign of change at Meta, which notably suspended Trump from its platforms after Jan. 6, 2021 (the suspension ended in January 2023). Meta credited her with contributing to its pursuit of frontier AI and &#8220;personal superintelligence,&#8221; and with helping scale the company&#8217;s physical and financial infrastructure for the next decade. Powell McCormick had served on Meta&#8217;s board for eight months before resigning in December 2025.  <\/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\">GOP celebrates &lsquo;Trump ally&rsquo; at head of Meta<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2470917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/meta\/\">Meta&rsquo;s<\/a> hire of Dina Powell McCormick, a former adviser to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3470426\/dina-powell-mccormick-energy-and-innovation-summit\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, prompted praise from Trump allies Monday following the announcement of her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4414563\/dina-powell-mccormick-named-meta-president-vice-chair\/\">new role<\/a> as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-investigating-google-and-facebook-for-possible-censorship-of-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Oversight investigating Google and Facebook for possible \u2018censorship\u2019 of ... assassination attempt - Washington Examiner\">tech company&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s president and vice chairwoman.<\/p>\n<p>Powell McCormick was a national security adviser to Trump after serving &#8203;&#8203;as a senior counselor for economic initiatives. Before working in the Trump administration, she was the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office and the assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs under President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\">George W. Bush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4414700\/paramount-escalates-hostile-takeover-warner-bros-lawsuit-proxy-war\/\">Paramount escalates hostile takeover of Warner Bros. with lawsuit and proxy war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4414363\/trump-likely-bar-exxon-venezuela-oil-investment\/\">Trump likely to bar Exxon from Venezuela oil investment: &#8216;They&#8217;re playing too cute&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4413877\/loeffler-relocating-sba-office-minneapolis\/\">Loeffler relocating SBA office in Minneapolis after ICE shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Powell McCormick&rsquo;s husband, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\">Dave McCormick<\/a> (R-PA), congratulated her in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaveMcCormickPA\/status\/2010723349211869556?s=20\">a X post Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am incredibly proud of my wife Dina and all that she has accomplished. She&rsquo;s incredible!&rdquo; McCormick wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump senior adviser Jason Miller expressed his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonMiller\/status\/2010713245120659458\">surprise<\/a> at the hire: &ldquo;Never thought I&rsquo;d see a Trump ally made President of Meta!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never thought I&rsquo;d see a Trump ally made President of Meta!<\/p>\n<p>Congrats Dina!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Meta<\/a> taps <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DinaPowellMcC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DinaPowellMcC<\/a> as president and vice chairman&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The big picture: Powell McCormick&#8217;s hiring reflects a new era for Meta, one where it&#8217;s focused on building new tech&hellip;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TlDqDNrYIg\">https:\/\/t.co\/TlDqDNrYIg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Miller (@JasonMiller) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonMiller\/status\/2010713245120659458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meta notably banned Trump from Facebook and Instagram following the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. This suspension ended in January 2023. Trump&rsquo;s son, Donald Trump Jr., also noted the change in Meta by hiring Powell McCormick.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Smart hire,&rdquo; Trump Jr. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/2010731353269248305?s=20\">wrote on X Monday<\/a>. &ldquo;Dina is great and it&rsquo;s nice to have someone over there who is conservative and believes in free speech instead of censorship!!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\">Trump-Kennedy Center<\/a> President Richard Grenell echoed the sentiment that change could be on the horizon for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media company<\/a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s say what most people are thinking &ndash; this is the first good step we&rsquo;ve seen from META in a long time. Dina is smart, tough, and thoughtful,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/2010720171045106081?s=20\">wrote on X Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Republican Party also congratulated Powell McCormick for the &ldquo;well-deserved&rdquo; job.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With decades of experience in global finance and strategy, Meta made a great choice to drive their companies growth, impact and innovation forward,&rdquo; PA GOP <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PAGOP\/status\/2010734173347004615?s=20\">wrote on X Monday<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Powell McCormick served on the Meta Board of Directors for eight months before resigning in December 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/3902856\/meta-sigh-relief-facebook-parent-company-not-monopoly-instagram-whatsapp-acquisition-federal-judge-ruling\/\"><strong>MAGAZINE: META ISN&rsquo;T A MONOPOLY AFTER INSTAGRAM AND WHATSAPP ACQUISITION, PER JUDGE&rsquo;S RULING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meta credited Powell McCormick for helping with the company&rsquo;s &ldquo;pursuit of frontier [artificial intelligence] and personal superintelligence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we scale, the complexity of what we&rsquo;re building is changing. Meta is creating the massive physical and financial model that will power the next decade of computing &mdash; including data centers, energy systems, and global connectivity at an unprecedented scale,&rdquo; the company <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2026\/01\/dina-powell-mccormick-joins-meta-as-president-and-vice-chairman\/\">said in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>GOP hails Trump ally as Meta&#8217;s new president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2533708,"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\/2026\/01\/AP26012575856084.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51066,6203,9276,32364,32845],"class_list":["post-2533707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-corporate-governance","tag-gop","tag-meta","tag-social-media","tag-trump-ally"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26012575856084.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533707","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533707"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2533711,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533707\/revisions\/2533711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2533707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2533707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}