[tiffanyh]

Just something to keep in mind…

Testifying before Congress is brutally stressful. Even the most prepared CEOs can freeze up, lose their train of thought, or misspeak under that kind of pressure.

And the media often hunts for “gotcha” lines without acknowledging how easy it is to make an unintentional misstatement in that setting.

Note: I’m not weighing in on whether Zuckerberg’s statements were accurate ... I’m just pointing out the pressure dynamic that often gets overlooked.

[consp]

He also gets the best training money can buy and CEOs make enough to justify them giving a perfect presentation. It's not like you ask some lone employee to do it. The proverbial buck stops somewhere.

[NickC25]

He also gets the softest questions money can buy, because he's bought practically every congressperson.