Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called President Donald Trump to personally apologize after Facebook censored the iconic fist-pumping post-assassination attempt photo on the social media platform.
Trump revealed the call during an interview with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo.
Facebook wrongly mislabeled the now-viral photo of the 45th president as “misinformation,” preventing it from being shared.
The photo, taken after a July 13 assassination attempt at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, shows Trump raising a fist with an American flag flowing in the background as blood poured down his face.
The image defined Trump’s bravery during the attack and will be viewed for years to come to mark the pivotal moment in history.
However, when users tried to share the iconic image, Facebook accused them of spreading “misinformation” and blocked them from posting it.
“So, Mark Zuckerberg called me,” Trump told Bartiromo.
“First of all, he called me two times.
“He called me after the event and he said that was really amazing.
“It was really brave. And he actually announced that he’s not going to support a Democrat because he can’t because he respected me for what I did that day.
“I think what I did… to me, was