As President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, a long list of political leaders, tech executives, celebrities and more were at the US Capitol.
Former Vice President Mike Pence was spotted in the Rotunda, as well as former President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady Hillary Clinton. Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush were also in attendance.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama — who has attended every inauguration since 2009, including Trump’s first inauguration in 2017 — was absent.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Former President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Lady Doug Emhoff were in attendance.
Several tech CEOs were also in attendance, including X’s Elon Musk, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook, and TikTok’s Shou Chew.
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng was also present at the event.
Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President George W. Bush attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Joe Rogan, whose podcast was featured on the Trump campaign, was spotted in the Rotunda, as was former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Singer Carrie Underwood also made an appearance, singing “America the Beautiful” after Trump was sworn in.
The packed Emancipation Hall was attended by YouTube celebrities Jake and Logan Paul, UFC fighter Conor McGregor and podcaster Theo Von.
Many GOP leaders were seen at the Capitol, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, former US House Speaker John Boehner, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, and Sen. Tom Arkansas. cotton
Meta and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington on January 20, 2025.
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Among them were several Republican governors, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.
A number of Democrats also attended, including New York Mayor Eric Adams, former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.
Some Democrats said they would not attend the inauguration, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who attended Trump’s inauguration in 2017. A spokesman for Pelosi confirmed she would be skipping the event, but did not say why.
In an Instagram story, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would skip the inauguration, saying she doesn’t “celebrate rapists,” referring to the many. allegations of sexual assault Against Trump
in one publish in XMinnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized Democrats who called Trump a threat to democracy but are now “ready to stand there and applaud.”
“You have been lied to and your criticism/anger should be directed directly at them,” Omar wrote.
