Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is inciting speculation that he is planning to run for president in 2020. Part of this speculation has stemmed from the political establishment?s obsession with finding a ?nice? billionaire to counter Donald Trump.
In December 2016, Zuckerberg renounced his atheism saying, ?Religion is very important.? His tour around the country resembles a political campaign rife with awkward public relations stunts to try to convey that Zuckerberg can relate to average people. President Barack Obama?s former photographer is traveling with him on the tour to take photos of him in action.
He recently hired former Hillary Clinton adviser Joel Benenson, which incited further speculation that he is gearing up for a presidential bid. Though Benenson is reportedly working on Zuckerberg?s philanthropic endeavors, bringing him on as an adviser distances progressives from Zuckerberg. Benenson claimed during the primaries that Sen. Bernie Sanders ran the ?most negative? primary campaign in history?even though Sanders didn?t run a single attack ad?and said that Sanders needed to change his tone if Clinton was going to agree to more debates.
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