United States President Donald Trump and First lady Melania Trump on Thursday, September 4 hosted a grand dinner at the White House for global tech leaders. The gathering witnessed the presence of some of the most influential names in the tech world, including Apple’s Tim Cook, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Bill Gates, Google’s Sundar Pichai, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg.
What made the dinner interesting were a series of unscripted moments, including Zuckerberg’s hot-mic remark to Gates praising Trump’s vaccine record and Pichai expressing relief over Google’s ongoing legal battle.
Zuckerberg’s Apology- Here’s What Happened
One of the moments that made the high-profile dinner memorable was Mark Zuckerberg’s candid exchange with one of the reporters. When the Meta CEO was asked about concerns over free speech in Britain, an unprepared Zuckerberg replied, “Sorry, I wasn’t ready,” before trailing off. His statement was caught live on microphone and drew a reaction from President Trump, who laughed and repeated the line to First Lady Melania, seated beside him.
The US President then pulled Zuckerberg’s leg by stating that the question was the start of his political career. “This is the beginning of your political career,” Trump said, to which Zuckerberg promptly replied, “No it’s not,” as reported by CNN.
The high-profile gathering which saw the attendance of tech leaders, missed the presence of X owner Elon Musk. He was invited but unfortunately could not attend the meeting, informed Musk as the speculation over his absence grew.
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