Facebook’s Zuckerberg says he’s not endorsing Buttigieg
By Bloomberg
22 October 2019 |
11:17 am
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg says on a conference call that recommendations passed to Pete Buttigieg's campaign should not be seen as an endorsement.
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