Donald Trump warns Zuckerberg could 'spend the rest of his life in prison' if Meta interferes in the presidential election again

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Mark Zuckerberg for conspiring against him during the 2020 election and warned that the Meta owner would "spend the rest of his life in prison" if his company repeats his actions during next November's presidential election.

According to a report by Politico, in his upcoming book titled "Save America," Trump accused Zuckerberg of hurting him in past elections and warned, "We are watching him closely, and if he does anything illegal this time he will spend the rest of his life in prison — as will others who cheat in the 2024 Presidential Election."

"Save America" is a coffee-table book written by Trump that will be released on Sept. 3, the outlet described.

The book shows an undated photo of Trump meeting with Zuckerberg at the White House. Below the picture, Trump detailed how Meta's owner visited him in the Oval Office.

"He would bring his very nice wife to dinners, be as nice as anyone could be, while always plotting to install shameful Lock Boxes in a true PLOT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT," Trump claimed, referring to a $420 million contribution that Meta's owner and his wife, Priscilla Chan, made during the 2020 election to fund state and local government election infrastructure.

"He told me there was nobody like Trump on Facebook. But at the same time, and for whatever reason, steered it against me," Trump went on to detail. "We are watching him closely, and if he does anything illegal this time he will spend the rest of his life in prison — as will others who cheat in the 2024 Presidential Election."

The revelation of Trump's harsh criticism of Zuckerberg comes after the Meta owner said earlier this week that he regretted having "caved" to pressure from the Biden-Harris administration during COVID-19 and censoring Hunter's laptop story.

In a letter sent to Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the current chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg claimed that he improperly suppressed articles related to Hunter Biden's laptop on the eve of the 2020 presidential election and further succumbed to pressure from the Joe Biden administration to censor information related to COVID-19.

"Ultimately, it was our decision whether or not to remove the content, and we own our decisions, including the COVID-19-related changes we made to our app as a result of this pressure," Zuckerberg said.

In the statement, Zuckerberg said he regretted both decisions and said he does not plan to invest in election infrastructure for the next election as he did in 2020.

Meta's owner, however, clarified that his past donation had no partisan intentions.