“This is clearly a very complex issue, and a lot of people have a lot of different opinions,” Zuckerberg said. “At the end of the day, I just think that in a democracy that people should be able to see for themselves what politicians are saying. … I think that people should be able to judge for themselves the character of politicians.”
King also asked Zuckerberg about his dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House three weeks ago and whether Trump lobbied him against banning political ads. ” No … I think some of the stuff that people talk about or think is discussed in these discussions are not really how that works,” Zuckerberg said. “I also want to respect that it was also a private discussion.”