Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly defended his support of President Donald Trump with company employees.

Zuckerberg laid out his argument in an employee Q&A session, according to the The New York Times, which obtained a recording of the meeting from an anonymous source. 

“After the last several years, we now have an opportunity to have a productive partnership with the United States government,” Zuckerberg said. “We’re going to take that.”

The Facebook founder also reportedly said better relations with governments worldwide, including the United States, would be "fundamental" for Meta, a behemoth social media platform that also includes Instagram. 

“The government can sort of be actively opposing you, trying to get in the way and add a lot of friction, or can be actively trying to help you break down barriers to help you,” he said. “It’s the right thing to do.”

According to the meeting recording, Zuckerberg also told more than 70,000 Meta employees that 2025 would be the year of Meta's potentially transformative initiatives. Those initiatives focus on artificial intelligence, data centers and the immersive world of the metaverse.

The Times reported that Zuckerberg’s comments reflected his sudden support for President Trump. This month, for example, Zuckerberg announced free speech policies, ended a fact-checking program, and eliminated diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. 

However, before  Trump won the 2024 election, Zuckerberg had a different opinion on the current president, free speech and other things.

During the 2020 election, Zuckerberg's Facebook donated millions of dollars to Democrats, and right before Trump was supposed to leave the Oval Office, Zuckerberg stated that the politician would be banned on Facebook.

After that, Zuckerberg was more than eager to work with incoming President Joe Biden, stating that the Democrat "has already issued a number of executive orders on areas that we as a company really care quite deeply about."

After President Trump won the election, Zuckerberg set up a meeting with the President-elect and attended his inauguration on Jan. 20.