Donald Trump was surrounded by tech titans and media moguls as he was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Apple CEO Tim Cook were all present inside St. John’s church in the capital and the Capitol Rotunda.
The three were spotted chatting amongst themselves as they attended the morning service with Trump to kick off his inauguration.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai was also spotted sitting behind the three, with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew also pictured after the service.
The group of tech titans were then seen sitting together alongside Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez and Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan for the inauguration ceremony.
Other guests seen inside the Church of the Presidents and the rotunda included the likes of podcaster Joe Rogan and former Fox News’ media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
The President of FIFA Gianni Infantino was among the congregation as well as Evan Spiegel, the CEO of Snapchat.
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson was also seated near Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez for the morning church service.
Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is Trump’s presumptive nominee for Secretary of Health and defense pick Pete Hegseth were also spotted.
Images later emerged following the service showing Joe Rogan and Pete Hegseth in conversation.
Elon Musk was also spotted in conversation with the Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni, with Musk having to previously deny an affair with Meloni after images of them together appeared on social media.
The group of tech titans who appeared for the ceremony have all sought stronger relationships with Trump following his election win in November.
As the service ended, staff in the Capitol put the final touches to a luncheon that will occur after Trump’s swearing-in ceremony.
Staffers set up the tables with silverware, name cards and seats ahead of the lunch which is set to kick off afternoon.
Bezos’ name card and Zuckerberg’s was spotted among the seats, as well as a card for Trump which just reads
The president is to be joined by lawmakers, distinguished guests inside the Capitol after the ceremony.
Shortly after 10am guests started arriving for the ceremony including his cabinet picks including his Secretary of State pick Marco Rubio.
Jake and Logan Paul were seen chatting with CEO of OpenAi Sam Altman as they arrived, with comedian Theo Von also spotted chatting with Logan Paul. The Paul brothers posed up for a selfie with Altman.
Others included Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy who Trump both picked to co-lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
