SUMMARY
President-elect Donald Trump will be taking the oath of office as the 47th President of the United States on January 20. He will be administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts. The swearing-in ceremony will be attended by some of the biggest names in the US IT industry, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Sundar Pichai.
1 / 8Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th US President on Monday, January 20, taking the oath administered by Chief Justice John Roberts at 12 pm ET (5 pm GMT). JD Vance will be sworn in as Vice President. The ceremony, marking Trump’s second term, will be held indoors for the first time in 40 years due to harsh weather. The swearing-in ceremony will be attended by some of the biggest names in the US tech industry. Here are the US tech billionaires scheduled to attend the Trump Inauguration:
2 / 8Elon Musk | Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the owner of social media platform X would co-head a newly created entity called the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The billionaire, who has been an open supporter of Trump, in a post on X earlier this week said that he was ‘honoured’ to have a prominent spot at the inauguration event. (Image: Reuters)
3 / 8Mark Zuckerberg | Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, will co-host the president in a black-tie reception prior to the inaugural balls in the evening of Inauguration Day. (Image: Reuters)
4 / 8Jeff Bezos | Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post, Blue Origin, and Amazon, is expected to join Musk and Zuckerberg in the inauguration ceremony. Amazon also contributed $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund. (Image: Reuters)
5 / 8Sundar Pichai | The Google CEO will also be seen gracing the swearing-in ceremony. During the NYT DealBook Summit, Pichai said, “I think there are real areas where I think he’s thinking about and committed to making a difference.” (Image: Reuters)
6 / 8Shou Chew | Amid TikTok ban in US under federal law, Shou Chew, the CEO of TikTok is also expected to attend the inauguration ceremony of Trump. TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday (January 18) evening just before as a federal law that bans the popular social media platform went into effect. (Image: Reuters)
7 / 8Tim Cook | Apple CEO will also join the growing list of tech executives to witness Trump’s swearing into office. Apple, a major contributor to the US economy, is the largest taxpayer in the country. (Image: Reuters)
8 / 8Sam Altman | Trump’s swearing-in ceremony is also expected to witness the presence of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. “President Trump will lead our country into the age of AI, and I am eager to support his efforts to ensure America stays ahead,” Altman said in an earlier statement endorsing Trump’s leadership on the technology and contributing $1 million to his inaugural fund. (Image: Shutterstock)
