President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump released meme coins just days before he took the oath of office. A splashy pre-inaugural party was held at a property his company owns. And a Saudi-backed golf tournament is headed to a Trump club this spring.
Big tech helped Trump win the election, but will small-medium tech reap the benefits? Business owners in the tech industry will be closely monitoring the first days of Donald Trump’s second presidency,
Proclaiming a new American “Golden Age,” Trump consolidated power hours into his new term, wielding massive executive authority in seeking to obliterate large chunks of Joe Biden’s legacy and showing he plans to learn from his first-term failures to pull off a transformational presidency.
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and even TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew are among the powerful tech leaders lined up to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, but Nvidia’s CEO won’t be joining them.
Melania Trump made a subtle dig toward the Obamas, claiming they “withheld” information from her husband during his first term in the White House that ultimately made the transition
Tech leaders should have a visible presence at Trump’s inauguration, with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Shou Zi Chew, Sundar Pichai, and Sam Altman all reported to be present. Musk is also scheduled to speak at a pre-inauguration rally, and Zuckerberg will reportedly host a black-tie event on Inauguration Day.
In rambling remarks after his inaugural address, the 47th president resurfaced baseless claims of election fraud, and aimed invective at Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Joe Biden.
With temperatures reaching a high of 24 degrees in Washington, D.C., Trump's political comeback was cemented inside the Capitol Rotunda, with a reduced audience.
Tech billionaires may have caught the eye at Donald’s inauguration, but the real power in government may belong to his bloodline
World’s-richest-man Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon chief Jeff Bezos are slated to attend the forty-seventh president’s inauguration next week, according to NBC News. The tech trio will be seated alongside elected officials and Trump’s Cabinet selections.
In 2005 Melania featured on the cover of Vogue as “Donald Trump’s new bride” in a Christian Dior wedding dress, but was snubbed as first lady during the first Trump presidency. That stung, especially as Jill Biden, 73, was photographed twice – most recently, with horrible timing, just as her husband was being forced out of the 2024 race.
Donald Trump’s 2025 inaugural entourage was noticeably more flush than the crowd at his first presidential ceremony, with the attendees’ total net worth approaching $1.2 trillion. The New Republic broke down the net worths of the attendees with the biggest pockets.