​The members of the Trump team don't quite buy Zuckerberg's right-wing conversion as entirely genuine and think that it is at least partly motivated by self-interest. They have even spoken to Trump about Zuckerberg's desperate attempts to enter Trump's inner orbit, a Rolling Stone report said. A Trump team member said Zuckerberg needs to do more to be given entry to the inner orbit.
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