Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says he has no plans to run for president of the United States.<\/p>\n
When asked by Buzzfeed News, he said: “No, I’m focused on building our community at Facebook and working on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.”<\/p>\n
Speculation that Mr Zuckerberg might run for president was fuelled when he made political comments and announced a tour of US states.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old would be old enough to stand for president in 2020.<\/p>\n
In April 2016, Fortune reported that Facebook had agreed changes to its company structure that would allow Mr Zuckerberg to stand in an election.<\/p>\n
He has also softened his approach to religion, describing it as “very important”, in a Christmas post.<\/p>\n
Mr Zuckerberg had previously described himself as an atheist, which might have limited his appeal with some US citizens.<\/p>\n
In January, he announced a “personal challenge” to visit and speak to people in every US state, including 30 he had not visited before.<\/p>\n
Presidential candidates typically tour US states to drum up support.<\/p>\n
Buzzfeed News said Mr Zuckerberg had “not immediately responded” to further questions about possible political ambitions.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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