Billionaire tech CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk got prime seats at President Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol

Now, as Trump returns to the White House, the tech mogul has changed his tune in a shift that could have far-reaching consequences for the businesses attached to his name: Amazon, Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin and The Washington Post, which Bezos bought in 2013.

Trump's inauguration drew several business and tech CEOs, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew.

Sanders then said that the three wealthiest men in the United States, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg had sat behind the president at his inauguration, adding that their wealth has increased by $233 billion since Trump won the 2024 presidential election. "They couldn't be happier," Sanders said.

Major tech companies like Meta, Apple, Google and TikTok were represented in the front row at Trump's second presidential inauguration.

The top billionaires of Silicon Valley have gone from supporting Democrats to being all in on Trump. What happened?

Among the guests at Donald Trump's second inauguration in Washington, D.C. today were three billionaire tech CEOs: Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk, and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg. They were also joined by Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

“The golden age of America begins right now,” Trump proclaimed. For his billionaire backers, it has already begun.

During an episode of the 'All In' podcast recorded this year, Trump said: "Somebody graduates at the top of the class, they can't even make a deal with the company because they don't think they're going to be able to stay in the country. That is going to end on Day 1."

“Big Tech billionaires have a front row seat at Trump’s inauguration. They have even better seats than Trump’s own Cabinet picks. That says it all,” Warren wrote on X.

How Donald Trump's presidential inauguration unfolded as he was sworn in as the 47th President to succeed Joe Biden.