TRUMP INAUGURATION: Boris Johnson, Bezos And Tech CEOs, Celebrities Present
A parade of tech billionaires and important members of his entourage joined President-elect Donald Trump as he began his inauguration festivities, which included a church service on Monday morning.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were spotted grabbing great seats at St John’s Church.
Tech CEOs took the spotlight at the President’s inauguration today
— Anthony (@TheGalox_) January 20, 2025
• OpenAI CEO – Sam Altman
• Tesla CEO – Elon Musk
• Google CEO – Sundar Pichai
• Apple CEO – Tim Cook
• Meta CEO – Mark Zuckerberg
• TikTok CEO – Shou Chew
• Former Amazon CEO – Jeff Bezos pic.twitter.com/13w5HEnB4e
Rupert Murdoch, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson were also photographed at the chapel.
Many of these businessmen were among the first business leaders to criticize Trump during his first administration, speaking out on issues like climate change and immigration.
Several tech millionaires accompanied Trump in the Capitol dome, including SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who spent several seconds peering up at the beautiful ceiling.
Donald Trump's inauguration is full of billionaire oligarchs, just like his cabinet — including the richest plutocrats on Earth: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) January 20, 2025
Seeing them all together is the perfect symbol of the oligarchy whom the US government truly serves. pic.twitter.com/RyWfIhyAYP
Musk contributed over $300 million to the president’s campaign and has remained close to him ever since.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chou was also slated to attend the inauguration, while his business deals with the consequences of a US ban, as were Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dara Khosrowshahi of Uber.
It’s a stunning spectacle. The last public event in Washington that brought that many tech executives together in the same room was a 2020 congressional hearing focused on their companies.
Today, the majority of corporations are still facing substantial issues with the US government, such as anti-monopoly lawsuits, investigations, regulatory battles, and tariffs.
Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennett, both Democrats, sent a letter to the executives accusing them of attempting to “cozy up to the incoming Trump administration in an effort to avoid scrutiny, limit regulation, and buy favor”.
“Funny they never sent me one of these for contributing to Democrats,” Mr Altman posted on social media in reply.
How long the tech bromance lasts and how far Trump will go on several of these subjects are unresolved questions.
However, the president, who left office the first time as a commercial pariah, appears to be enjoying his new position.
As he stated on social media last month, “Everybody wants to be my friend!!!”
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Trump’s growing friendships with tech titans have not been favorably received by everyone in his orbit.
Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon labeled Musk a “truly evil guy” on Sunday, vowing he would have him “run out of here by Inauguration Day”.
“I look at this and I think most people in our movement look at this as President Trump broke the oligarchs, he broke them and they surrendered,” Bannon told ABC News.
TRUMP INAUGURATION: Boris Johnson, Bezos And Tech CEOs, Celebrities Present
