Meta Donates $1 Million to Donald Trump’s Inaugural Fund (1)

Meta Platforms Inc. has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, part of an effort to build a positive relationship with the administration after a tense history.

While small, the donation is not something Meta did for President Joe Biden or Trump’s 2016 inauguration, and it follows a November dinner between Trump and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the donation, which was reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal, but declined to comment further.

Meta owns Facebook and Instagram, platforms that Trump used heavily during his first ...