Why Trump supporters called for Zuckerberg to be ‘locked up’

Published September 27, 2021 10:08pm ET



Trump supporters attending his Saturday rally in Georgia turned against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, erupting in a chant of “lock him up,” after Trump alleged the tech leader’s election-related donations tilted the 2020 election in President Joe Biden’s favor.

Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla donated a $400 million grant to the non-profit organization Center for Tech and Civic Life in 2020 — a gift billed as helping local jurisdictions administer elections safely and reliably during the pandemic.

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