Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in a smaller, indoor ceremony at the US Capitol, with dozens of famous people from around the world in attendance. Trump’s inauguration was marked by a fiery speech , where he criticised the previous administration, reiterated that God saved him during the assassination attempt, and promised to usher in a new “golden age” in America. This year, the ceremony was moved indoors due to the frigid weather in Washington.
Throughout the inauguration ceremonies on Monday, January 20, Trump and Elon Musk’s blossoming friendship was on full display. The Tesla CEO sat near Trump, pumping his fist when the president promoted the goal of putting American astronauts on Mars. Here’s a look at some notable attendees: Family members: Melania and Baron Trump Donald Trump Jr.
Ivanka Trump Former presidents: Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden Barack Obama Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush Former vice presidents: Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Mike Pence Dan Quayle Billionaires: Tim Cook of Apple Sergey Brin of Alphabet TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew Sundar Pichai of Google Jeff Bezos of Amazon Elon Musk of Tesla Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Bernard Arnault of LVMH, a France-based conglomerate of luxury brands that includes Moët Hennessy and Louis Vuitton Foreign leaders: President Javier Milei of Argentina Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy Bori.
