The CEOs of some of the world's largest technology companies are scheduled to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.
Leaders of Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla, TikTok and Open AI to watch Trump's second inauguration amid apparent push from the tech industry to mend ties with the president-elect He is scheduled to appear at the Capitol. .
Those who are planning to participate are as follows.
Elon Musk
Musk, who has become a close ally of Trump after spending $250 million supporting the Trump campaign last year, plans to attend Monday's swearing-in ceremony, sources said.
The CEOs of Tesla and SpaceX responded to a post on Tuesday saying they would be seated alongside Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the inauguration ceremony. , said of his social platform X, “I'm honored.''
The tech billionaire has taken on an increasingly prominent role at President Trump's side. He will co-chair a brand new cost reduction panel known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with technology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
But Musk has also gained political influence of his own in recent months, leading a charge late last year to break a bipartisan funding agreement. He has also begun to influence foreign politics, supporting far-right parties in Britain and Germany.
jeff bezos
Bezos also plans to attend President Trump's inauguration, sources told The Hill. The former CEO of Amazon, which acquired the Washington Post in 2013, often feuded with President Trump over his ownership of the paper during his first administration.
Amazon filed the lawsuit after losing a $10 billion Department of Defense contract to Microsoft in 2019. E-commerce giant Amazon claimed that Trump's disdain for Bezos, whom he once nicknamed “Jeff Bozo,” influenced the bidding process.
Mr. Bezos also clashed with Mr. Musk on social media in the weeks after the election, with the Tesla CEO saying the Amazon founder told people that Mr. Trump was “definitely going to lose” and that Mr. Musk accused of encouraging him to sell his company's stock.
The two sides have often clashed over competing space companies. Blue Origin, owned by Bezos, has struggled to catch up with Musk's SpaceX. Bezos said Sunday that he was “very optimistic” about Trump's space policy and was not concerned about Musk's proximity to the president-elect.
mark zuckerberg
Zuckerberg also plans to attend Monday's swearing-in ceremony, the people said.
Meta's CEO has frequently faced the wrath of President Trump in recent years after Facebook banned the former president following the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
But Zuckerberg has sought in recent months to distance himself and his platform from politics, winning praise from the president-elect for siding with conservatives in debates over content moderation and censorship.
Last week, Meta CEO announced a major overhaul of the company's content moderation practices, including eliminating third-party fact-checking programs. President Trump praised the social media giant, saying it has “come a long way.”
Shu Gee Choo
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will also attend President Trump's inauguration, sources told The Hill. His appearance comes as the fate of his popular video-sharing platform is at stake.
The law forcing TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance to withdraw from the app is expected to take effect on Sunday, unless the Supreme Court or the Biden administration intervenes, which would otherwise force U.S. networks and app stores to withdraw from the app. will face a ban from
President Trump vowed to “save” the platform. Late last month, he filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the Supreme Court to put the law on hold so he could negotiate a deal after taking office.
But the justices who heard oral arguments in the TikTok case on Friday seemed skeptical of the platform's First Amendment defense.
Sundar Pichai
Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will join his fellow technology leaders at the U.S. Capitol for a ceremony on Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
Google became one of the latest companies to donate $1 million to President Trump's inauguration last week, following similar donations from Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft.
The search giant has not been a frequent target of President Trump compared to other similarly positioned technology companies. But in September, the former president threatened to sue Google for manipulating search results to harm his campaign.
Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also plans to attend President Trump's inauguration, a company spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.
Mr. Altman has had a rocky relationship with Mr. Musk in recent years, a precarious position given the Tesla CEO's close relationship with Mr. Trump. Musk helped found OpenAI in 2015 before leaving the artificial intelligence (AI) company in 2018.
The billionaire last year sued Altman and fellow co-founder Greg Brockman, accusing him of manipulating Altman into backing his AI startup by promising to develop safe and transparent AI. criticized as Musk claims that OpenAI has since strayed from its founding mission.
