Uninformed looking to get educated here so please don't take my terse inquiry for snark.
Origin comes from this 2016 coverage [1]:
In a Facebook proxy statement published by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, the company paved the way for Zuckerberg to one day take a "voluntary" leave from his post as CEO and serve "in a government position or office."
Followed by his New Year Resolution [2] and state of affairs in the country, the public started pressing that narrative which Mark replied to [3]
[1] http://fortune.com/2016/04/29/president-zuckerberg-facebook/ [2] http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/01/8-photos-that-definit... [3] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38744292
If he wants to start small, that's one thing. City councilman, then maybe on to state senator for a few terms, then congress and we can see what kind of record he builds. But if he jumps right to some kind of bold political run, it's going to be embarrassing.
I'm not so sure. There are much smarter and more likeable billionaires than Trump out there.
> But if he jumps right to some kind of bold political run, it's going to be embarrassing.
As Trump's finding out, embarrassing doesn't mean you don't get to be President.
"With all that in mind, it’s fair to wonder whether Zuckerberg wants to run for public office. He isn’t saying, but his online mix of serious business and dad jokes can’t help but feel a little political. For a point of comparison, check out Barack Obama’s social media accounts sometime."
Yeah, that didn't work out so well for the last person like that who tried to run for President.