to try and win favor by flattering someone or trying to please them (perhaps even giving a gift).
Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sought to ingratiate themselves with President Donald Trump after he won the 2024 election, and in return he mocked their efforts behind their backs, according to a new book. https://www.wired.com/story/trump-mocked-mark-zuckerberg-and-jeff-bezos-by-showing-off-fawning-texts/
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Michelle Newsum
@shellen.bsky.social
Trump relished watching Zuckerberg and Bezos try to ingratiate themselves with him.
After Trump won the 2024 election, the book says, he reveled in the ways that tech leaders who had once scorned him were now “kissing my ass.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/trump-regime-change-book-haberman-swan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rFA.2Yvj.qrdr-FqJ4Xj4
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@technewsh0.bsky.social
Trump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sought to ingratiate themselves with President Donald Trump after he won the 2024 election, and in return he mocked their efforts behind their backs, according to a new…
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