Tech billionaires, foreign diplomats and CEOs shadowed U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, with several attending St. John's Church in Washington and seated prominently on the dais in the U.S. Capitol ahead of his speech.

Tech billionaires including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence on US politics.

See images of the celebrities and prominent business leaders attending the inauguraton of President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Tech mogul and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk was seen cheering on Donald Trump as the latter was sworn in as president on Monday.

The billionaires were joined by other prominent members of the tech community seated on the dais at the U.S. Capitol ceremony

As Donald Trump is sworn in, the nation's richest and most powerful tech tycoons had some of the best seats in the house. Elon Musk, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg, and Apple's Tim Cook were all in attendance.

Five tech giants attended Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai were seated prominently near Vice President JD Vance and Trump’s family.

The strategic seating of several prominent tech leaders who were perched behind President Donald Trump during his inauguration could foreshadow their potential hand in his administration, some political analysts say.

Several major tech moguls were given priority seats at President Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, including X owner Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.