Big Tech favored with better seats than Cabinet nominees at Trump inauguration

Published January 20, 2025 12:11pm ET



X owner Elon Musk, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat closer to President Donald Trump as he took the oath of office on Monday than his Cabinet nominees.

The tech giants, along with their spouses, were seated on the left side of the dias, directly behind Trump’s family as the incoming president took the oath of office. Many of the CEOs were also spotted at Trump’s prayer service at St. John’s Church, along with podcaster Joe Rogan.

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