'Maga Mark' Zuckerberg unceremoniously kicked out of Oval Office after White House tour
Sources familiar with the recent meeting told NBC News that military leaders were shocked when Zuckerberg waltzed into the Oval Office during a discussion on the Air Force's next-generation fighter jet platform.
The exact date of the reported incident was not divulged. Officials were reportedly concerned about Zuckerberg's presence, citing that he didn't have the security clearance to be a part of the conversation.
He was then asked to leave the office and forced to wait outside. The White House didn't respond when asked about the context of the meeting. The Daily Mail reached out to Meta for comment on the claims.
Sources told the outlet that officials in the meeting were 'mystified and a bit unnerved' with the lack of privacy in the Oval Office. One official even referred to the meeting as 'bizarro world.'
Zuckerberg has had a complicated history with politics, initially voicing pro-immigration policies and supporting liberal politicians before pivoting towards the MAGA agenda amid Trump's re-election campaign.
Zuckerberg attended Trump's inauguration earlier this year, cozying up to fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
New reporting has revealed that Zuckerberg's allegiance to Trump has even extended to meetings at the White House, leading to this embarrassing ejection from the Oval.
Trump reportedly refers to the infamous room as 'Grand Central Terminal' because of the frequent visitors, with one official telling NBC there were concerns about 'spillage' of sensitive information.
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is said to attend 'virtually every meeting that matters,' former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said.
Trump affectionately refers to Wiles as the 'Ice Maiden,' with sources crediting her for balancing the president's informalities.
Adding to Trump's anything-but-ordinary White House, sources told NBC that cabinet officials frequent the Oval Office.
'They should be running their bureaucracies. They shouldn't be hanging around the White House,' one former White House official said.
In response to the source's allegations, Trump's deputy chief of staff for communications Taylor Budowich said, 'President Trump has assembled the greatest cabinet in American history—a group of talented individuals who embody the diverse coalition that delivered his historic election victory.
'Cabinet Member and White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, has played an integral role in operationalizing his agenda through his administration and has ensured everyone is empowered with the tools to deliver on the president's mandate.'
Sources also revealed that Trump would 'spontaneously pick up the phone' during meetings to call confidantes, including the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White, and the former chairman of News Corp. Rupert Murdoch.
'He'll say: "Let's call Rupert. Fox is killing me today,'' an anonymous source revealed to NBC.
White has been a longtime ally of Trump's, showing support for the president at the last Republican National Convention and joining him on stage during his election victory party.
The UFC CEO joined Meta's board earlier this year, just two weeks before Trump took office.
The move signaled Zuckerberg's shift to the right, as he also named prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to Meta's head of global policy in January.
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