President-elect Trump’s inauguration is drawing the CEOs of some big-name companies.
The nation’s 47th president is slated to be officially sworn in on Monday, with his oath of office taking place within the U.S. Capitol building.
Attendees file in before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th U.S. president takes place inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS / Reuters Photos)
Late last week, it was announced that Monday’s inauguration would move indoors due to cold temperatures and the potential windchill factor.
In the lead up to the ceremony, CEOs have been spotted in and near the Capitol building.
Photographers captured billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as he showed up for the ceremony. He was joined by fiancee Lauren Sanchez.
Jeff Bezos (R) and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez (L) arrive for the inauguration ceremony where Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a major supporter of Trump and one of the heads of the president-elect’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was also in attendance.
Inside the Capitol, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took some time to engage in conversation with influencers and boxers Jake and Logan Paul.
Another photo captured Bezos, Musk and Google CEO Sundar Pichai standing side by side.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Threads corporate parent Meta Platforms, also came with his wife, Priscilla Chan.
In one photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook was seen standing near Vivek Ramaswamy in the Rotunda.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk takes his seat at the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images | Getty Images
Zuckerberg, Bezos, Pichai and Cook earlier on Monday attended the church service at St. John's Church near the White House.
Shou Zi Chew (C), the CEO of TikTok, arrives to attend Donald Trump's inauguration as the next U.S. president in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. (Shawn Thew / POOL/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was also in attendance on Monday. The company's app stopped working for U.S. users late on Saturday before a law shutting it down on national security grounds took effect on Sunday. However, it began restoring its services on Sunday after Trump said he would revive the app's access in the U.S. when he returns to power on Monday.
Reuters contributed to this report.