Facebook’s Zuckerberg privately recommended potential campaign hires to Buttigieg
By Bloomberg
24 October 2019 |
1:58 pm
Facebook Inc. chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has privately recommended several potential hires to Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, a rare example of direct political involvement from one of tech’s most powerful executives. Bloomberg's Tyler Pager has more on "Balance of Power."
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