Topline
A litany of billionaires, foreign leaders and American celebrities were at the U.S. Capitol Monday to watch President Donald Trump be sworn in for his second term.
Key Facts
Billionaires at the Capitol on Monday included Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others.
International heads of state in attendance included Argentinian President Javier Milei and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, a rare instance of a president inviting foreign leaders to an inauguration.
Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former President Barack Obama were all seated together at the inauguration, and Former Vice Presidents Dan Quayle and Mike Pence were also in attendance—after Pence notably clashed with Trump.
Also in attendance were TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, internet personalities Jake and Logan Paul, Secretay of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and comedian Theo Vonn, as well as dozens of senators and representatives.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) made waves by arriving for the inauguration ceremony, which was moved inside due to cold weather, in athletic shorts and a Carhartt-branded sweatshirt.
Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk arrive before Trump’s inauguration.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after … [+]
President Donald Trump takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts as Barron Trump and … [+]
J.D. Vance is sworn in as the US Vice President.
US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump arrive for the inauguration ceremony.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, left, talks with Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
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Former Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife Marilyn Quayle.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew attends the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in.
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, with boxer Jake Paul and wrestler Logan Paul.
(L-R) Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
US Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) arrives for the inauguration ceremony in shorts and a sweatshirt.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks with Elon Musk as they arrive for the inauguration ceremony.
Vice President of China Han Zheng, left, attends the inauguration ceremony.
Susie Wiles and billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson arrive before the inauguration.
Billionaire and former executive chairman of Fox Corp. Rupert Murdoch attends the inauguration.
President of Argentina Javier Milei speaks with former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.
US President Joe Biden, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and President-elect Donald Trump depart the … [+]
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet President-elect Donald Trump and Melania … [+]
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Vice President Kamala Harris welcome Vice President-elect JD … [+]
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Meta founder CEO Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Google Sundar Pichai, CEO of Apple Tim Cook and Amazon … [+]
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What To Watch For
A church service at St. John’s was the first stop of the day. Attendees included Musk, the world’s richest man, as well as Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Bezos—a litany of tech titans who have sought stronger relationships with Trump after once clashing with him. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden then hosted a tea at the White House for the Trumps before the swearing-in ceremony. The Bidens did not attend the church service. Trump was sworn in at noon EST in a ceremony that was been moved inside the Capitol Rotunda due to weather. The swearing-in ceremony will be followed by a farewell to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, a signing room ceremony and a presidential parade, which will be held inside for the first time since 1985. The parade will be followed by another signing at the White House, this time in the Oval Office, and Trump will attend three inaugural balls, and is expected to speak at each, Monday night.
Further Reading
All The Big Performers At Trump’s Inauguration Events: Carrie Underwood, Village People And More (Forbes)
Microsoft Donates Another $1 Million To Trump’s Record-High Inaugural Fund (Forbes)
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