Billionaire tech CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk got prime seats at President Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol rotunda — peeving lawmakers in both parties.

In many cases, the tech honchos sat in front of Trump’s cabinet nominees and Republican lawmakers, possibly signaling a partnership that could define his second administration.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images.

US tech multibillionaires — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence in the White House.

Stephanie Ruhle reacts to tech billionaires Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos sitting right behind President Trump during the inauguration, closer to him than his cabinet.

Companies like Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and OpenAI have donated $1 apiece to the Trump Inauguration, and their leaders are in prime spots.

Cabinet members, governors, and long-serving public servants are positioned in rows behind the tech billionaires, with only family seated ahead of them.

The leaders of the nation's biggest technology companies got better positions at Donald Trump's inauguration than many elected officials.