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| Bezos, Zuckerberg, Pichai join Trump at church | Bezos, Zuckerberg, Pichai join Trump at church |
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| Tech and business giants Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk are among the invited guests | |
| A parade of tech billionaires and key members of his orbit joined President-elect Donald Trump as he kicked off his pre-inaugural celebrations with a church service on Monday morning. | A parade of tech billionaires and key members of his orbit joined President-elect Donald Trump as he kicked off his pre-inaugural celebrations with a church service on Monday morning. |
| Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, Apple leader Tim Cook, and Google chief Sundar Pichai were seen taking their prime seats at St John's Church. | Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, Apple leader Tim Cook, and Google chief Sundar Pichai were seen taking their prime seats at St John's Church. |
| Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, FIFA president Gianni Infantino and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson were also spotted at the church. | Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, FIFA president Gianni Infantino and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson were also spotted at the church. |
| Many of these executives were among the first business world critics of Trump during his first term, speaking out on issues such as climate change and immigration. | Many of these executives were among the first business world critics of Trump during his first term, speaking out on issues such as climate change and immigration. |
| TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chou too is expected to attend the inauguration, as his company grapples with the fallout from a US ban, as well as Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dara Khosrowshahi of Uber. | |
| Then of course there is SpaceX and Tesla boss Elon Musk, who spent nearly $300m helping the president campaign and has stuck closely to his side ever since. | |
| Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are at Trump's inauguration | |
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| EXPLAINED: What Trump could do on day one | EXPLAINED: What Trump could do on day one |
| GUIDE: What we know about Donald Trump's inauguration | GUIDE: What we know about Donald Trump's inauguration |
| INSIGHT: Trump's circle of influencers | INSIGHT: Trump's circle of influencers |
| FAMILY: Which Trumps are going where? | FAMILY: Which Trumps are going where? |
| It is a striking spectacle. The last public event in Washington to bring so many tech bosses together in the same room was a 2020 congressional hearing aimed at their companies. | It is a striking spectacle. The last public event in Washington to bring so many tech bosses together in the same room was a 2020 congressional hearing aimed at their companies. |
| Today, most of the firms still have serious outstanding matters before the US government, including anti-monopoly lawsuits, investigations, regulatory fights and tariffs. | Today, most of the firms still have serious outstanding matters before the US government, including anti-monopoly lawsuits, investigations, regulatory fights and tariffs. |
| Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennett, both Democrats, shared a letter addressed to the executives, which accused them of trying to "cozy up to the incoming Trump administration in an effort to avoid scrutiny, limit regulation and buy favor". | Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennett, both Democrats, shared a letter addressed to the executives, which accused them of trying to "cozy up to the incoming Trump administration in an effort to avoid scrutiny, limit regulation and buy favor". |
| "Funny they never sent me one of these for contributing to Democrats," Mr Altman posted on social media in reply. | "Funny they never sent me one of these for contributing to Democrats," Mr Altman posted on social media in reply. |
| How enduring the tech bromance proves and how far Trump will push on many of these issues remain open questions. | How enduring the tech bromance proves and how far Trump will push on many of these issues remain open questions. |
| But the president, who left office the first time as a kind of pariah in the business world, appears to be revelling in his new position. | But the president, who left office the first time as a kind of pariah in the business world, appears to be revelling in his new position. |
| As he wrote on social media last month: "Everybody wants to be my friend!!!" | As he wrote on social media last month: "Everybody wants to be my friend!!!" |
| Trump's budding friendships with tech executives have not gone over well with everyone in his circle. | Trump's budding friendships with tech executives have not gone over well with everyone in his circle. |
| Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on Sunday called Musk a "truly evil guy", claiming he would have him "run out of here by Inauguration Day". | Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on Sunday called Musk a "truly evil guy", claiming he would have him "run out of here by Inauguration Day". |
| "I look at this and I think most people in our movement look at this as President Trump broke the oligarchs, he broke them and they surrendered," Bannon told ABC News. | "I look at this and I think most people in our movement look at this as President Trump broke the oligarchs, he broke them and they surrendered," Bannon told ABC News. |
| Watch: Trump arrives at Washington DC church as inauguration events begin | Watch: Trump arrives at Washington DC church as inauguration events begin |