Yahoo Finance Mark Zuckerberg surprises Ohio family with impromptu dinner visit
Facebook's billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg surprised a family in Ohio by turning up to dinner with just a few minutes notice on Friday evening.
Daniel Moore of Newton Falls said his family had only been told 20 minutes beforehand that Zuckerberg was the mystery guest who they had been preparing to host.
Zuckerberg posted a picture of the meal on his Facebook page afterwards with the caption "Just got into Ohio. Thanks to Dan and Lisa Moore for welcoming me into your home for a wonderful dinner!"
The Facebook founder has made it his mission to visit all 50 states this year, a statesmanlike-tour that some have interpreted as evidence he is planning a presidential run.
According to The Vindicator of Youngstown, Zuckerberg had asked his staff to find a Democrat that supported Donald Trump in last year's presidential election. Moore had campaigned for Trump, and Zuckerberg' staff found him quoted in an online article.
"I knew we were having a mystery guest, and that was about it," Moore told the local paper. "It was completely incredible." He said that talk at the dinner table had been about politics as well as fundraising and charity work.
"It was a great meal and great conversation. I appreciate their hospitality!" Zuckerberg said in a Facebook comment.
The Facebook founder has visited a Ford factory in Detroit, spoken with Muslim students at the University of Michigan, and driven around South Bend in Indiana with the town's mayor in recent days.
Zuckerberg has denied any presidential ambitions in recent months but has said he is seeking to understand political shifts that have seen voters and politicians reject globalisation.
In February he wrote: "Across the world there are people left behind by globalisation, and movements for withdrawing from global connection. There are questions about whether we can make a global community that works for everyone, and whether the path ahead is to connect more or reverse course."
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