Did You Notice Mark Zuckerberg’s Chair Cushion During The Hearing?

Mark Zuckerberg Image by Getty

By Ari Feldman April 11, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg used a cushion to boost his height while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Washingtonian reported.

The Facebook CEO, who is 5’ 7”, is not the first person testifying before the Senate to need extra cushions. Hillary Clinton used a small green pillow for lumbar support during her 11-hour testimony about the Benghazi attacks in October 2015.

The cushion was noticed just before Zuckerberg’s testimony began. Critics quickly took to calling it a “booster seat.”

Mark Zuckerberg’s chair on Capitol Hill has a nice big extra cushion. https://t.co/cIBN2YmSYv pic.twitter.com/vAPqo9yNBw

— Washingtonian (@washingtonian) April 10, 2018

A representative from Facebook told the New York Post that it was not Zuckerberg’s cushion, and that the committee had supplied it.

“That’s the committee’s standard practice,” the spokesperson said.

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Ari Feldman is a staff writer at the Forward. He covers Jewish religious organizations, synagogue life, anti-Semitism and the Orthodox world. If you have any tips, you can email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @aefeldman.

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