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 rotunda — peeving lawmakers in both parties.
“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.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced he has ordered all flags to be raised to full staff at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings on Monday, Jan. 20, the day President-elect Donald Trump is set to be ...
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.
In the Capitol Rotunda in Washington D.C. yesterday, as Donald Trump was sworn back into office, the pecking order of the new regime was very clear indeed. Seated in front of the incoming Cabinet were the tech titans and (a courtesy granted to very few) their wives and partners.
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.
The strategic seating of several prominent tech leaders who were perched behind President Donald Trump during his inauguration could foreshadow their potential hand in his administration, some political analysts say.
Can you imagine [Bloomberg, Giuliani or Koch] driving… in the middle of the night to attend an inauguration, and being relegated [to overflow]?”
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — got prized positions alongside Trump on stage.
Trump started with a repudiation of everybody sitting in the front two rows on his left. As Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, the Clintons and George W. Bush listened, trying to keep muted expressions, Trump unleashed a withering denunciation of American leaders who have created a “crisis of trust.”
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.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be among those attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, both Republicans and close Trump ...