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On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Meta Platforms, Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg after his reported $300 million superyacht appeared in Seattle around the same time the company disclosed plans to cut nearly 1,400 jobs in Washington state.
Warren Targets Zuckerberg’s Yacht Amid Meta Layoffs
In a post on X, Warren pointed to the arrival of Zuckerberg’s 387-foot yacht, Launchpad, while Meta was reducing its workforce.
“Mark Zuckerberg’s $300 MILLION yacht arrived in Seattle the same day Meta cut 1,400 jobs,” Warren wrote, adding that “nothing says our economy is broken like billionaires sailing around on yachts while workers are left out to dry.”
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