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Deeply shaken, disgusted: Zuckerberg, Chan on Trump's 'divisive rhetoric'

The couple said this was an extraordinary painful inflexion time in history

Priscilla Chan (right) and husband Mark Zuckerberg
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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is the philanthropic arm founded by Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan in 2015.

IANS San Francisco
In their first direct criticism of US President Donald Trump over his controversial posts, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan said they were deeply shaken by his divisive rhetoric at a time when people around the world were protesting against the death of African-American George Floyd.

Replying to over 270 scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative who urged them to curb misinformation and hateful posts like the one from Trump on glorifying violence on his platforms, the couple said this is an extraordinary painful inflection time in their nation's history and they take their concerns