Enterprise is large on many fronts for President Donald Trump as he was sworn in for his second time period right this moment in Washington, D.C. (His meme coin $TRUMP hit nearly $11 billion in market worth since its launch on Friday.)
Trump took his oath of workplace contained in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda slightly than exterior the West Entrance of the Capitol because of the frigid climate (it is presently 27 levels Fahrenheit within the nation’s capital). Ronald Reagan made the identical determination in 1985.
An inside supply advised NPR the Capitol Rotunda can solely match round 750 individuals, making who was current much more significant. In line with the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC), the inaugural platform is usually reserved for the present president and vice chairman and their households; the president-elect and vice president-elect and their households; members of the Supreme Courtroom and different high-ranking officers.
Regardless of the sq. footage challenges, a cavalcade of enterprise leaders, like Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, have been in attendance on the swearing-in ceremony, experiences Fox Business.
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Some famous tech titans on the unique visitor listing embrace Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew additionally attended.
In a column for Time, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian write, “These enterprise leaders are dashing to fulfill Trump now, as they might any President and Individuals of all political inclinations ought to cheer them on, as a result of their engagement is vitally wanted for the good thing about our nation and for our financial system, each when it comes to benefiting from potential alternatives in addition to avoiding potential pitfalls.”