Big Tech leaders including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg had even better seats than Trump's cabinet picks. View on euronews

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.

Tech mogul and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk was seen cheering on Donald Trump as the latter was sworn in as president on Monday.

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.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is open to Elon Musk buying TikTok, and floated a proposal that the United States jointly own half the company. “I would be, if he wanted to buy it, yes,” Trump told reporters at a White House event announcing a new AI infrastructure private sector partnership with tech leaders,

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

Musk's planes spent approximately 881 hours in the air in 2024. After the election, the majority of the trips had one destination: Palm Beach, Florida.