Billionaire tech CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk got prime seats at President Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol

In many cases, the tech honchos sat in front of Trump’s cabinet nominees and Republican lawmakers, possibly signaling a partnership that could define his second administration.

When the leaders of Meta, Google, Amazon and Apple were spotted together at church on the morning of Donald Trump’s inauguration, it was no accident.

Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.

Musk has promised to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget under the helm of the agency, a sum that constitutes more than Congress has in discretionary spending. Doing so would practically defund the entire executive branch, which doles out funding for the military, national security, and all federal agencies.

Tech bros Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook were seen sitting together at the inaugural church service for President-elect Donald Trump on Monday. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Apple CEO Tim Cook and many other big tech CEOs have been spotted at one of Monday's inauguration events that heralds Donald Trump becoming President of the United States for the second time.

The top billionaires of Silicon Valley have gone from supporting Democrats to being all in on Trump. What happened?

About 20,000 Trump supporters have gathered at Capital One Arena in Washington Monday afternoon, where Trump and Vice President JD Vance are expected to address the crowd later in the day. Trump is also expected to sign several executive actions at the area during his on-stage appearance.

Trump himself actually goes back and forth between boasting about his smarts (a “very stable genius,” he famously called himself) and his handsomeness (“you have never seen a body so beautiful,” he crowed last September). But his arc bends toward the cosmetic.

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