Trump’s inauguration will function among the largest names in tech

Though some main political figures will notably be absent from President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, among the world’s most distinguished enterprise leaders are scheduled to attend his swearing-in. 

Prime know-how firm CEOs, whose firms have collectively donated thousands and thousands to Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee, are anticipated to have a conspicuous presence on the ceremony. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is scheduled to attend, sources advised CBS Information this week; the net retailer was among the many firms that donated $1 million to the fund.

Different chief executives set to attend Trump’s inauguration embody Google’s Sundar Pichai; Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, whose firm additionally contributed $1 million to the inauguration fund; and TikTok CEO Shou Chew, whose firm may go darkish within the U.S. as quickly as Sunday after the Supreme Courtroom on Friday upheld a legislation that may result in a ban. 

Not surprisingly, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whom Trump has tapped together with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to discover methods to chop federal spending, can even seem on the inauguration, CBS Information has confirmed. Musk stated on his social media platform, X, this week that he felt “honored” to sit down alongside Bezos and  Zuckerberg on the inauguration dais, the place Cupboard members, nominees and elected officers are positioned.

Bloomberg reported that Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Apple’s Tim Cook dinner are also scheduled to look. The businesses didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. 

Seating preparations on the inauguration ceremony may change after Trump introduced it’s being moved indoors on account of frigid temperatures. The occasion will now be held underneath the Capitol dome, which is often used for congressional ceremonies and celebrations.

Forecasters stated temperatures in the course of the midday occasion may fall to round 22 levels, the chilliest since Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in January of 1985, when the mercury plummeted to 7 levels.

CNN first reported that the inauguration could be moved indoors.

Trump additionally stated Capital One enviornment in Washington, D.C., which might accommodate roughly 20,000 folks, could be open for folks to observe the ceremony dwell, and he’ll be part of the group after he’s sworn in. 

Roughly 250,000 visitors have tickets to observe the inauguration from across the Capitol grounds, in accordance with the Related Press.

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