Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly looking to buy a mansion in Washington DC – the latest sign of his ongoing effort to cozy up to the Trump administration.
Zuckerberg, who attended President Trump’s inauguration alongside other prominent tech CEOs earlier this month, has already identified a potential home in the area, the Financial Times reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
The potential move “signals Zuckerberg’s ambition to work closely with the Trump administration” on key matters such as artificial intelligence regulation, sources told the outlet.
Meta representatives did not immediately return a request for comment.
A Washington DC home would add to Zuckerberg’s already elaborate real estate portfolio, which includes multiple homes in California as well as a massive $270 million compound in Hawaii.
In December, Zuckerberg denied that he was building a so-called “Doomsday bunker” beneath his 1,400-acre home in Kauai, telling Bloomberg it was more “like a basement.”
The Facebook founder has heaped praise on Trump in recent months as part of a major reversal of their relationship.
The president had previously accused Meta of censorship and election interference and even one threatened to jail Zuckerberg for his role in alleged wrongdoing.
“I think he just wants America to win,” Zuckerberg said during a high-profile appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast earlier this month.
During that interview, Zuckerberg claimed that Biden officials had pressured Meta to take down posts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including obvious jokes and satire.
He also plead with Trump to stop European antitrust regulators from targeting American tech firms with massive fines.
Ahead of the inauguration, Zuckerberg met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Zuckerberg appointed UFC President Dana White, a longtime Trump ally, to serve on Meta’s board of directors.
Elsewhere, the suddenly conservative tech billionaire turned heads by killing Meta’s DEI initiatives and by replacing left-wing policy chief Nick Clegg with the company’s most prominent Republican, Joel Kaplan.
