Trump Inauguration Photos: 20,000 Trump Supporters—Including Billionaire Appointees—Gather At Capital One Arena

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The Inauguration Of Donald J. Trump As The 47th President

Billionaire Elon Musk on stage during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025.

A litany of billionaires, foreign leaders and American celebrities were at the U.S. Capitol on Monday to watch President Donald Trump be sworn in for his second term and are expected to be seen at other inaugural events throughout the day, including at a victory party at Capital One Arena and at several inaugural balls.


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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.

Billionaires who gathered in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Monday to watch Trump be sworn in included Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others.

International heads of state in attendance included Argentinian President Javier Milei and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, a rare instance of a president inviting foreign leaders to an inauguration.

Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former President Barack Obama were all seated together at the inauguration, and Former Vice Presidents Dan Quayle and Mike Pence were also in attendance—after Pence notably clashed with Trump.

Also in attendance were TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, internet personalities Jake and Logan Paul, Secretay of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and comedian Theo Vonn, as well as dozens of senators and representatives.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) made waves by arriving for the inauguration ceremony, which was moved inside due to cold weather, in athletic shorts and a Carhartt-branded sweatshirt.

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