UFC’s Dana White Laughs At Tucker’s Question About Zuckerberg Stealing His Soul [WATCH]

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White spoke with Tucker Carlson on Monday about his decision to join the board of directors at Meta and the shifting political landscape among Silicon Valley executives.

The conversation took place on The Tucker Carlson Show, where Carlson pressed White on his views regarding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s apparent political shift and concerns about the platform’s history of censorship.

White, a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, announced in January that he was joining Meta’s board. During the interview, Carlson noted Zuckerberg’s changing public image and asked White about his perspective.

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“I haven’t talked to Mark Zuckerberg in a while. Then all of a sudden I see him and he looks completely different,” Carlson said. “He puts you on the Meta board and he’s like, he seems like a Trump guy. What is that?”

White suggested that Zuckerberg is not the only tech executive reassessing their stance in the current political climate.

“I think what you saw — not just Zuckerberg — I think you see all the guys from Silicon Valley now that are, you know, having dinner with Trump, showing up at the inauguration and creating a relationship with him,” White responded. “I feel like a lot of these people were, during the woke, nutty madness that we went through, you know, I guess I would call it during the COVID era, and a little before that, are also relieved that it’s over.”

Reports have indicated that multiple tech executives, including those from Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and OpenAI, attended a private dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago following his election victory. These companies also contributed to Trump’s inaugural fund.

White acknowledged that a small number of individuals openly pushed back against what he described as “woke madness” and that many are now eager to move past that era.

“A lot of people got canceled. A lot of bad things happened to a lot of good people during that time. But there was a handful of people that stood up to it, and I think everybody’s relieved that it’s over,” White said.

Carlson, known for his criticism of Big Tech, then jokingly asked White whether he had concerns about Zuckerberg’s influence.

“Are you concerned that at your next Meta meeting, you’ll lock eyes with Mark Zuckerberg and he will steal your soul? Do you not get that alien vibe at all?” Carlson asked.

White laughed and responded that he would not have joined Meta’s board if he had concerns about Zuckerberg.

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He explained that their relationship developed after Zuckerberg invited him to join the board immediately following his speech at the Republican National Convention.

Meta has faced scrutiny for its actions regarding political content. The company suspended Trump from Facebook and Instagram in 2021, citing “his praise for people engaged in violence at the Capitol” on Jan. 6. In the months leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook also censored the New York Post’s report on Hunter Biden’s laptop. Additionally, Meta enforced policies to suppress content it deemed as COVID-19 misinformation. However, following Trump’s 2024 election victory, the company announced in January that it was ending various fact-checking initiatives.

Carlson asked White how he would approach issues related to free speech as a member of the Meta board.

“You’ve kind of taken a stand against censorship very publicly, again and again and again. You know, Facebook is known for censorship, so probably a good thing they’re putting you on the board,” Carlson said. “Like, what’s going to happen when you’re sitting in the meeting, like, ‘We need to censor stuff we disagree with’?”

White stated that his presence on the board was not related to technical expertise but suggested his role may involve addressing issues of content moderation.

“I think that’s why I’m there. I’m not there for my technical capabilities, I can promise you that, and my — you know, what my theories on AI are and how we should, you know — I know my role there,” White said.

However, he clarified that he does not see his role as being directly opposed to censorship.

Meta has not publicly commented on White’s remarks or how his presence on the board may influence the company’s policies moving forward.

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