Jim Cramer Talked About These 16 Stocks

13. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Cramer highlighted the chatter around a conflict between Meta Platforms, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) Mark Zuckerberg and President-elect Trump and said:

“Big Tech got a real boost, especially the ones that have been hectored by antitrust like Alphabet or Amazon or, or frankly even Apple and maybe even, we thought maybe Nvidia and Meta… I’d also buy Meta here. There’s all sorts of bogus scuttlebutt about how the President-elect and Mark Zuckerberg don’t get along. I think that’s the old days, people. I believe things have gotten better between the two and you should think more about the fundamentals now, which are fabulous… Look, there’s some common ground between the two. It was silly that the stock wasn’t up as much, but people were worried about the two of them being angry at each other.”

Meta (NASDAQ:META), a global leader in digital connectivity has a massive audience of 3.29 billion daily active users across its platforms. It has become a dominant force in shaping how people communicate and share information online.

After the 2016 U.S. elections, Facebook faced criticism for its role in undermining American democracy. Critics argued that the platform’s algorithmic News Feed promoted hyperpartisan content, fake news, and disinformation, including materials seeded by Russian operatives. This was later confirmed by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, who declassified a report in January 2017 detailing Russia’s interference.

Initially, its executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, dismissed these concerns, with Zuckerberg even calling it “pretty crazy” to suggest that fake news on the platform had influenced the election. However, within 10 months, Zuckerberg acknowledged his earlier comments as dismissive and expressed regret.

The company’s involvement in the political sphere continued into the 2020 U.S. presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump’s critique was included in his “Save America” coffee table book, where he threatened legal action against Zuckerberg, stating that if the company engaged in any illegal activity during the 2020 election, Zuckerberg could face lifelong prison time. However, after Trump’s recent victory in the election, Meta’s (NASDAQ:META) Zuckerberg publicly congratulated him, expressing optimism for future collaboration with his administration.