Donald Trump accused Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg of election interference and conspiring against him, threatening to imprison him and other "election fraudsters" if re-elected.
"All I can say is that if I'm elected President, we will pursue Election Fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time," Trump wrote in a post Tuesday.
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GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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in 2020, the Federal Election Commission dismissed a complaint over 2020 election administration grants funded by Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.
Following the January 6 riots, Meta suspended Trump's accounts, and Zuckerberg criticized Trump's divisive rhetoric.
The former US president has expressed intentions to aggressively pursue and imprison perceived "election fraudsters," raising concerns about potential implications for American democracy.
Trump has maintained disproven beliefs about winning the 2020 election and being reelected, accusing Biden and Democrats of ballot stuffing and other fraudulent methods, leading to the January 6 US Capitol Attack.
Recent polling data shows a close race between Trump and Biden, with Trump leading in some states like Wisconsin.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq
Sources: Business Insider, Futurism, Fast Company, The Hill, Gizmodo, Executive Digest, AOL, iTech Post.