In his final address, President Biden warned about the concentrated power of the ultra-wealthy in America, expressing concerns over its threat to democracy.

Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky was in attendance with his wife, Janet Jones. Trump has teased the former Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers star. On Christmas Day, Trump urged Gretzky to become the next prime minister of Canada.

Billionaires at the Capitol on Monday 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.

Zuckerberg says Biden administration 'screamed' and 'cursed' at Meta employees. He also discussed how Meta plans to move forward with content restrictions

figures like Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to the president-elect, and some of President Joe Biden’s final actions while in office. “It’s the dawn of a new era,” co-anchor Colin Jost began.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla chief Elon Musk, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple boss Tim Cook were all present inside the Capitol for the ceremony.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both used Bibles with sentimental value to take the oath of office.

A name tag reading "The President" is pictured ahead of a luncheon in Statuary Hall that will follow the inauguration ceremony where Donald Trump will sworn in as the 47th US President in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, Jan. 20, 2025.

President Donald Trump returned to the White House late Monday for the first time since he was inaugurated as the 47th president—the oldest to ever be elected and only second in history to serve two non-consecutive terms—amid a day of traditions attended by three former presidents and several billionaires.

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With her eyes almost entirely obscured by the rim of her wool boater-style hat, Melania Trump stood next to president-elect Donald Trump on stage at the inauguration ceremony as he pledged the oath of allegiance.