Jake Paul, Zuckerberg and Musk: Who's at Trump's Inauguration?

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Along with the former presidents, family members and US officials you’d expect to see at Donald Trump’s inauguration, there were also plenty of familiar faces for less traditional reasons.

We’ve seen OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talk to influential brothers Logan and Jake Paul, and controversial Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor to British politician Nigel Farage.

Tech billionaires such as Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and FIFA president Gianni Infantino will also be on stage.

As the day progresses, we continue to see popular and unusual names among the crowd.

Tech billionaires

Trump’s close and controversial friendship with his ex-husband Elon Musk is well known, but Musk isn’t the only tech leader at Monday’s inauguration.

Mark Zuckerberg announced earlier this month that Meta would remove moderators from its platform and “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” on its platforms.

Getty Images Lauren Sanchez whispers to a smiling Mark Zuckerberg - Zuckerberg is wearing a suit, and Ms. Sanchez has a white dress. — Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Lauren Sanchez, who is married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, were among Trump’s guests.

Mark Zuckerberg’s place for lunch in Statuary Hall

Getty Images Meta and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen at a luncheon for US President-elect Donald Trump at Statuary Hall. His name was handwritten in cursive script. — Mark Zuckerberg’s place for lunch in Statuary Hall

Reuters Elon Musk is seen talking to a man behind him wearing a kippah - Musk appears to be making an animated point and gesturing with his hands — Elon Musk arrived at the Rotunda

Google CEO Sundar Pichai chatted with Elon Musk ahead of the event.

Reuters Google CEO Sundar Pichai spoke with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as they arrived for the inauguration. — Google CEO Sundar Pichai chatted with Elon Musk ahead of the event.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez join the ranks of other tech billionaires.

Reuters Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sanderson Pichai and Elon Musk attend the launch — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez join the ranks of other tech billionaires.

Influencers

Another tech billionaire in the audience was OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posing for a group selfie with boxer and influencer Jake Paul and Paul’s brother, wrestler and influencer Logan.

Sam Altman photographed Jake and Logan Paul.

Getty Images Sam Altman snaps a photo of Jake and Logan Paul on their phone. — Sam Altman photographed Jake and Logan Paul.

Before the ceremony, the three unexpected players were seen talking.

Getty Images Sam Altman chats with Jake and Logan Paul. — Before the ceremony, the three unexpected players were seen talking.

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McGregor appeared at a Trump rally on Sunday night with Nigel Farage, head of the Reform UK political party.

British politician Nigel Farage and Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor sparred at Trump’s rally on Sunday.

Reuters British politician Nigel Farage and Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor chat at a Trump rally on Sunday. — British politician Nigel Farage and Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor sparred at Trump’s rally on Sunday.

Media names

Rupert Murdoch and his wife Elena Zhukova are at the inauguration

Getty Images Rupert Murdoch talking with his wife Elena Zhukova — Rupert Murdoch and his wife Elena Zhukova are at the inauguration

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., which owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the Sun and the Times, is engaged to his fifth wife, Elena Zhukova.

Mr Murdoch, 93, married a retired Russian biologist last year in a ceremony at his California vineyard.

Politicians and former presidents

As usual, a host of former US presidents attend presidential inaugurations.

In the year Michelle Obama, who attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, was not at Monday’s event with her husband, Barack, but much was made of the media.

Along with Obama, there are former presidents including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush who were in office before Trump’s final term.