President Trump's inauguration was attended by some of the world's richest and most powerful people, including members of Congress, technology industry leaders and Supreme Court justices.
According to Poole's report, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), one of two senators who helped plan the inauguration, sat next to the 47th president and said, They chatted almost the entire time.
But other legislators also saw an opportunity to get in and took advantage of it.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) all stopped by the head table. So did former Vice President Dan Quayle and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
His eldest son, Barron Trump, also sat at the table with Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota).
Pete Hegseth, the nominee for defense secretary, was seated next to Judge Clarence Thomas. Judge Brett Kavanaugh reportedly left the luncheon early, but not before he could FaceTime with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who was seated at the same table. did.
Elsewhere, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) met with Justice Samuel Alito, Apple CEO Tim Cook and others.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
