On Monday, US President Donald Trump was accompanied by tech billionaires, foreign diplomats, and top CEOs, many of whom attended a service at St. John’s Church in Washington before taking their seats on the dais at the US Capitol ahead of his inaugural speech.
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The church service, often a lesser-highlighted event during Inauguration Day, turned into a star-studded gathering, with some of the wealthiest individuals from the U.S. and around the globe making their way into the downtown church near the White House.
Numerous tech CEOs are in attendance at President Trump’s inauguration, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Shou Zi Chew and Tim Cook. wcvb.com/article/trump-…
The support from tech moguls, including billionaires like Elon Musk, who has become a close ally of Trump, has been a defining feature of his rise to power and has drawn cautionary comments from former President Joe Biden.
Here is a partial list of notable attendees from Inauguration Day:
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla
Trump has appointed Musk to head a new department focused on streamlining the US government. Musk attended the church service alone.
Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok
A day before Trump’s inauguration, TikTok expressed gratitude to Trump for his role in reinstating the app’s service for American users.
Amid fears of a US ban, Trump promised to restore TikTok’s access and announced plans to negotiate a joint venture to protect the app, which has 170 million American users.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta
Mark Zuckerberg, head of Meta Platforms, has sought to improve relations with the new administration, despite Trump’s past calls to imprison the CEO. Zuckerberg attended the church service with his wife, Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician.
Miriam Adelson
Casino mogul and Republican mega-donor Miriam Adelson, who led the Preserve America super PAC supporting Trump, is a key figure in Trump’s success.
Mukesh Ambani, Indian Billionaire
Mukesh Ambani, the wealthiest man in India and chairman of Reliance Industries attended the event.
Jeff Bezos
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos was also present.
Sundar Pichai
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai was also seen in the event.
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