• America’s bosses are being dragged into local politics Arise, CEO-councilmen Running a bigAmerican company today requires bosses to master the art of high politics • Matters of state, trade and war are ordinary boardroom chatter • Consider Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s self-styled Augustus • He attended Donald Trump’s inauguration, contributed to the president’s ballroom fund and has purchased a pile of his own in the capital • Meta touts the use of its technology by American armed forces and, earlier this year, Mr Zuckerberg appointed Mr Trump’s former deputy national security adviser as his vice-chair • More from Business Pete Hegseth goes to battle with Anthropic Should AI labs unquestioningly obey the Pentagon’s orders

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  • America’s bosses are being dragged into local politics Arise, CEO-councilmen Running a big American company today requires bosses to master the art of high politics. Matters of state, trade and war are ordinary boardroom chatter. Consider Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s self-styled Augustus. He attended Donald Trump’s inauguration, contributed to the president’s ballroom fund and has purchased a pile of his own in the capital. Meta touts the use of its technology by American armed forces and, earlier this year, Mr Zuckerberg appointed Mr Trump’s former deputy national security adviser as his vice-chai

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