Comment by andsoitis
11 days ago
They are there as representatives of their companies. They have a fiduciary duty to do what they think is best for the company and its shareholders.
Hillary doesn't need to do anything like that. But even she was there.
We each have a lens on reality, your lens' aperture is skewed on this specific aspect.
The parent implied Zuckerberg was there because he was afraid of retaliation
That might be true. However, I would bet that he was also there because he sees an opportunity to wield influence to the benefit of his corporation (or limit negative consequences). Either way, ethics isn't the main driving force for being nor not being there for someone like that - it is mostly about economic power, I think.
Trump, just now:
"This is a much more powerful term. I can do stuff that's unbelievable. I called Google, Google Maps. They wouldn't have taken my call in the first term. Now they kiss my ass."