Former President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should be imprisoned for implementing “political activities” on the social media platform, leading a wild crowd of supporters to a “locking up chant” during a rally in Georgia.
As Trump complained about Zuckerberg not letting all his lies be disseminated on Facebook, the crowd began chanting “lock him up.”
“Well, they should be looking at that, Trump said.
Trump’s comments came less than one week after a new report claimed the Facebook CEO cut a deal with Trump to avoid fact-checking political posts. In return, the Trump administration would not impose regulations on the social media behemoth.
The spectacle prompted harsh criticism against Zuckerberg from former Obama administration officials following Trump’s remarks.
“Facebook sold its soul and got a ‘lock him up’ chant in return. While doing its part to destroy democracy around the world,” former Obama Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said.
“This speech is a real indictment of the entire strategy employed by the Facebook public policy team. Years of twisting themselves into a pretzel to appease Trump only to have him through Zuck into imaginary Gitmo,” former White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer said.
“Guess those ass-kissing sessions at the White House and letting him break Facebook’s rules didn’t protect you Mark,” former Obama spokesperson Tommy Vietor said.
Facebook sold its soul and got a “lock him up” chant in return. While doing its part to destroy democracy around the world. https://t.co/u8AjSVpR2k
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 26, 2021
This speech is a real indictment of the entire strategy employed by the Facebook public policy team
Years of twisting themselves into a pretzel to appease Trump only to have him through Zuck into imaginary Gitmo https://t.co/NHTDyC86Hz
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) September 26, 2021
