A litany of billionaires, foreign leaders and American celebrities have arrived at the U.S. Capitol, which will host the first indoor presidential inauguration in decades as president-elect Donald Trump is sworn in for his second term.
Sam Altman, billionaire and CEO of OpenAI Inc., center, with boxer Jake Paul and wrestler Logan Paul ... [+]
Billionaires to have arrived at the Capitol Rotunda Monday morning include Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others.
International heads of state to have arrived so far include Argentinian President Javier Milei and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, the first time in U.S. history a president-elect has welcomed foreign leaders to an inauguration.
Also in attendance are NYC Mayor Eric Adams, internet personalities Jake and Logan Paul and Secretay of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, as well as dozens of senators and representatives.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) made waves by arriving for the inauguration ceremony, which was moved inside due to cold weather, in athletic shorts and a Carhartt-branded sweatshirt.
(L-R) Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
US Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) arrives for the inauguration ceremony in shorts and a sweatshirt.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks with Elon Musk as they arrive for the inauguration ceremony.
Vice President of China Han Zheng, left, attends the inauguration ceremony.
Susie Wiles and billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson arrive before the inauguration.
Billionaire and former executive chairman of Fox Corp. Rupert Murdoch attends the inauguration.
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., with boxer Jake Paul and wrestler Logan Paul.
President of Argentina Javier Milei speaks with former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.
US President Joe Biden, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and President-elect Donald Trump depart the ... [+]
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet President-elect Donald Trump and Melania ... [+]
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Vice President Kamala Harris welcome Vice President-elect JD ... [+]
U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris stand together at the White House ... [+]
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A church service at St. John’s was the first stop of the day. Attendees included Musk, the world’s richest man, as well as Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Bezos—a litany of tech titans who have sought stronger relationships with Trump after once clashing with him. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden then hosted a tea at the White House for the Trumps before the swearing-in ceremony. The Bidens did not attend the church service. Trump will be sworn in at noon EST in a ceremony that has been moved inside the Capitol Rotunda due to weather. The swearing-in ceremony will be followed by a farewell to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, a signing room ceremony and a presidential parade, which will be held inside for the first time since 1985. The parade will be followed by another signing at the White House, this time in the Oval Office, and Trump will attend three inaugural balls, and is expected to speak at each, Monday night.
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