Several US tech billionaires, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, were allocated prime seats at US president Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, in a display of their influence in the new administration and the White House.
The capacity for Trump's swearing-in shrunk significantly when the ceremony was moved indoors due to cold temperatures. Here's who made the cut and who didn't.
President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address features similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.
Welcome to our live coverage of the official inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States.
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff have arrived at the White House. They exchanged handshakes with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. The Trumps will soon join Biden at the White House for tea. They have just exited St. John's Episcopal Church.
Donald Trump’s increasingly close relationship with tech leaders has been noted for weeks now. They’ve donated millions to his inauguration fund, taken trips to the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort and, in the case of Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, altered Facebook’s moderation policies to accommodate conservative concerns.
Tech leaders are shifting to Trump, but for some of them it comes after a rocky relationship during the president-elect’s previous administration. View on euronews
A parade of tech billionaires and key members of his orbit joined President-elect Donald Trump as he kicked off his inaugural day celebrations with a church service on Monday morning. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, Apple leader Tim Cook, and Google chief Sundar Pichai were seen taking their prime seats at St John's Church.
It was a “magical evening” for Lauren Sanchez on Sunday at a candlelight dinner for President-elect Donald Trump. She said so herself on Instagram ahead of accompanying her fiancé Jeff Bezos for the celebration held at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.