In his final address, President Biden warned about the concentrated power of the ultra-wealthy in America, expressing concerns over its threat to democracy.
Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky was in attendance with his wife, Janet Jones. Trump has teased the former Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers star. On Christmas Day, Trump urged Gretzky to become the next prime minister of Canada.
Billionaires at the Capitol on Monday included Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others.
Zuckerberg says Biden administration 'screamed' and 'cursed' at Meta employees. He also discussed how Meta plans to move forward with content restrictions
figures like Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to the president-elect, and some of President Joe Biden’s final actions while in office. “It’s the dawn of a new era,” co-anchor Colin Jost began.
The outgoing POTUS took to the bully pulpit Friday while the CEO of Meta went on Joe Rogan today with different takes on facts and the truth. “Telling the truth matters,” Joe Biden said today in a critical presidential response to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta pulling the plug on fact checking in what is widely seen
The guest list includes some of America’s most influential tech billionaires and politicians as well as some foreign leaders and celebrities who have embraced Trump.
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla chief Elon Musk, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple boss Tim Cook were all present inside the Capitol for the ceremony.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both used Bibles with sentimental value to take the oath of office.
A name tag reading "The President" is pictured ahead of a luncheon in Statuary Hall that will follow the inauguration ceremony where Donald Trump will sworn in as the 47th US President in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, Jan. 20, 2025.
President Donald Trump returned to the White House late Monday for the first time since he was inaugurated as the 47th president—the oldest to ever be elected and only second in history to serve two non-consecutive terms—amid a day of traditions attended by three former presidents and several billionaires.