Billionaire tech CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk got prime seats at President Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — got prized positions alongside Trump on stage.
The sight of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and others at President Trump’s swearing-in was another sign of how business is adapting to a new Washington.
“Big Tech billionaires have a front row seat at Trump’s inauguration. They have even better seats than Trump’s own Cabinet picks. That says it all,” Warren wrote on X.
Billionaire tech CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta ... A number of governors, meanwhile — including Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of Texas and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida ...
The Illinois governor also called Trump’s inauguration a gathering of “oligarchs,” a reference to tech barons Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos having prime seats at the swearing-in ceremony. Where she was on inauguration day: Attending events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston and Springfield
As President Donald Trump was inaugurated as the United States 47th president on Monday, some Texans were also seen in attendance at the event.
The president was sworn in at noon inside the Capitol Rotunda. Though inauguration typically takes place on the Capitol's West Front overlooking the Ellipse, with temperatures in the low 20s, it was moved inside. The viewing, the Inaugural Parade and a celebration were all be held inside Capital One Arena.
WASHINGTON — After delivering a relatively restrained inaugural address in the U.S. Capitol rotunda Monday, President Donald Trump went downstairs to the Capitol Visitor Center and delivered a much more typical speech insulting his enemies and meandering from topic to topic.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple head Tim Cook and Google chief Sundar Pichai all attended the inauguration service at St. John’s Church in Washington and were later seen seated together in the second row behind Trump’s family.
As Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in for his second term, a bevy of political leaders, tech CEOs, celebrities and others are in attendance in the U.S. Capitol.
Mark Zuckerberg took a hard-right turn with Meta recently when he announced on Jan. 7 significant policy changes to Instagram and Facebook. The changes replace fact-checking teams with user-driven ...