Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in a smaller, indoor ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, attended by dozens of famous people from around the world. Trump’s inauguration was marked by a fiery speech, in which he criticized the previous administration, reiterated that God had saved him during the assassination attempt and promised to usher in a new “age of gold” in America.
This year, the ceremony was held indoors due to the freezing weather in Washington. Throughout the inauguration ceremonies on Monday, January 20, the budding friendship between Trump and Elon Musk was on full display. The Tesla CEO sat next to Trump, raising his fist as the president promoted the goal of sending American astronauts to 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:
Apple’s Tim Cook
Sergei Brin from Alphabet
Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok
Sundar Pichai of Google
Jeff Bezos of Amazon
Tesla’s Elon Musk
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg
Bernard Arnault of LVMH, a French conglomerate of luxury brands that includes Moët Hennessy and Louis Vuitton
Foreign leaders:
President Javier Milei of Argentina
Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister
Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng
Takeshi Iwaya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Eric Zemmour, president of the French nationalist Reconquest party
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK’s anti-immigration Reform Party
Other notable figures:
Alina Habba, Trump’s lawyer
Tucker Carlson, former Fox News host
Laura Ingraham, current Fox News host
Former House Speakers Newt Gingrich, John Boehner and Kevin McCarthy
Influencers turned boxers Logan and Jake Paul
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI
Conor McGregor, UFC champion
Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania (wearing his usual shorts and hoodie)
Democratic Mayor Eric Adams of New York
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida
Republican Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia
Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia
Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas
