Ex-Facebook exec ousted from company sparked controversy with pro-Trump views: report

By News on the Net -- The Hill —— Bio and Archives November 12, 2018

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A former top executive at Facebook who was ousted from the company may have been fired over his support for Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported Sunday that Palmer Luckey has recently told people that he was fired for supporting Trump before that year's presidential election. Luckey's donation in September 2016 to NimbleAmerica, a group that funded ads attacking Hillary Clinton, reportedly sparked backlash within Facebook. -- MORE...