Mark Zuckerberg meets Donald Trump at White House

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “please don’t regulate us too much” charm offensive stopped off in Washington, DC today, where Zuck met with Donald Trump and various members of Congress.

The meeting Zuckerberg and Trump had on Thursday at the White House was said to be ‘constructive,’ at least from Facebook’s perspective, whatever that means.

From reporters Naomi Nix , Rebecca Kern, and Jennifer Jacobs at Bloomberg:

Zuckerberg had a constructive meeting with the president at the White House, according to a Facebook spokesman. Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, attended the meeting, along with Dan Scavino, the president’s social media director, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Zuckerberg had a constructive meeting with the president at the White House, according to a Facebook spokesman. Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, attended the meeting, along with Dan Scavino, the president’s social media director, according to a person familiar with the matter.

His meetings on Capitol Hill, however, grew testy as he clashed with Republican Senator Josh Hawley over his company’s record on privacy and safeguarding user data.

“I said to him, ‘prove that you are serious about data, sell WhatsApp, and sell Instagram.’ That’s what they should do,” Hawley said to reporters after meeting with Zuckerberg in Washington Thursday. “I think it’s safe to say he was not receptive to those suggestions.”

And then later, the White House tweeted about the meeting and linked to Facebook in the tweet.

What is even happening anymore.

Zuckerberg Meets Trump at White House With Facebook on the Defensive [bloomberg news, photo, TOP: WHITE HOUSE]