Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.

Vice President JD Vance, backed by Peter Thiel, criticized big tech's influence, stating these companies wield "too much power," despite prominent tech CEOs attending Donald Trump's inauguration.

The blossoming relationship between President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk was on full display throughout Monday's inauguration ceremonies.

The billionaires ... were Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. The VIPs, seated side-by-side on the dais, were among those who have made significant contributions to the Trump-J.D. Vance ...

Vice President JD Vance said Saturday that "we believe fundamentally that big tech does have too much power," despite the prominent positioning of tech CEOs at President Trump's inauguration last week.

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.

Cabinet members, governors, and long-serving public servants are positioned in rows behind the tech billionaires, with only family seated ahead of them.

Jamie Dimon, the billionaire head of the U.S.’ biggest bank, lauded Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet and a key part of President Donald Trump’s administration, this week, putting an end to years of head-butting between the billionaires’ companies as Dimon becomes the latest billionaire warming to Musk or Trump.

Here are the best-dressed guests and their looks from the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump, newly sworn in as the USA's 47th president.

The trio of late night hosts also commented on Elon Musk's behavior ("a real-life comic book villain") and Big Tech's VIP presence at the Capitol: "Trump is selling the country to the highest bidder."

Getting humans to Mars has long been an obsession for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. On Monday, that project got a full endorsement from the newly sworn-in president.

The inauguration of President Donald Trump had a billionaires ... 20 were Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. The VIPs, seated side-by-side on the dais, were among those who have made significant contributions to the Trump-J.D. Vance inaugural ...