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President Trump’s inauguration attracted the CEOs of some major companies.
Nations 47th president he was officially sworn in on Monday, and his swearing-in took place in the US Capitol building.
Attendees file in before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States held inside the Capitol Rotunda of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS/Reuters Photo)
Late last week it was announced that Inauguration on Monday they would move indoors due to the cold temperatures and potential wind factor.
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Before the ceremony, business leaders they were spotted in and near the Capitol building.
Photographers captured billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as he appeared at the ceremony. He was joined by fiancee Lauren Sanchez.
Jeff Bezos (R) and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez (L) arrive at the inauguration ceremony where Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a big Trump supporter and one of the heads of the President-elect’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was also in attendance.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took some time to chat with influencers and boxers Jake and Logan Paul before the inauguration ceremony.
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Another photo captured Bezos, Musk and Google CEO Sundar Pichai standing next to each other.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Threads corporate parent Meta Platforms, also came with his wife Priscilla Chan.
In one photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook is seen standing near Vivek Ramaswamy in the Rotunda.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sits at the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images | Getty Images
Zuckerberg, Bezos, Pichai and Cook earlier on Monday attended a church service at St. Ivan near the White House.
Shou Zi Chew (C), CEO of TikTok, arrives to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next US President in the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. (Shawn Thew / POOL/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was also present on Monday. The company’s app stopped working for U.S. users late Saturday before a law repealing it went into effect on Sunday due to national security concerns. However, it began to restore its services on Sunday after Trump said he would revive access to the app in the US when he returns to power on Monday.
Here are some more photos of business leaders at the inauguration ceremony:
American businessman Jeff Bezos attends the inauguration ceremony where Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP via Getty Images | Getty Images
Reuters contributed to this report.
