Media has learned of Zuckerberg's desire to move to Washington and work for Trump

American media magnate Mark Zuckerberg is considering buying real estate in Washington to try to join US President Donald Trump's team to develop the technology sector, the Financial Times (FT) reported on January 29, citing sources.

At the moment, the entrepreneur lives in California, where the headquarters of his company Meta Platforms Inc (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) is located, and also owns real estate in Hawaii.

"Zuckerberg wants to get closer to the Trump administration to have influence over its decisions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as increase the importance of media platforms owned by him," the media outlet noted.

According to analysts, the demand for luxury real estate in Washington has increased dramatically since Trump came to power. This phenomenon has already been given the name "Trump bump" (Trump bump). The media notes that earlier billionaire Ilon Musk, who in the Trump administration took the post of head of the Department of State Efficiency of the United States, also expressed his intention to buy their own homes in Washington.

FT notes that before that Zuckerberg, whom Trump once threatened to imprison, has already taken steps to gain favor with the American leader. So, on December 12 last year, his company donated $1 million to the Republican inauguration.

On January 24, Bloomberg reported that Zuckerberg's company Meta Platforms Inc plans to invest up to $65 billion in 2025 in AI-related projects, including building a new large data center and increasing its hiring program.

Prior to that, on Jan. 21, Trump announced the creation of Stargate, a company that will invest up to $500 billion in AI through a new partnership with OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The organization will build physical and virtual infrastructure to support the next generation of neural networks.

A day earlier, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon called Zuckerberg a criminal on ABC News and said the Meta founder would turn his back on the head of state as soon as it suited him. He added that Zuckerberg's "enlightenment" came a little late - already after the past US presidential election, which Trump won, and now the businessman is just "trying to be his own man".

On January 13, the United States imposed new restrictions on the export of chips and models of artificial intelligence in order to protect the interests of the country and national security. It was noted that in order to strengthen national security, it is important that the country does not take this critical technology abroad, and the global AI works on "American rails".