The guest list at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration and other events will include billionaires and political leaders. Several former presidents are also expected to be in attendance.
Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush will attend the inauguration, his office said, and sources familiar told that former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton also will be there. Former President Barack Obama will also attend, although Michelle Obama will not.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is a member of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and “is going to all of the ceremonial events,” a person familiar with the plans told.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is expected to be at the inauguration and will be seated with other prominent guests, according to two sources familiar with the plans. The president-elect, who met with Chew at his Mar-a-Lago club in December, previously called for the app to be banned over national security concerns but reversed his position during the 2024 campaign.
Tesla CEO and close Trump ally Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be at the inauguration, two sources familiar with the planning told. The three are expected to be seated near Trump’s Cabinet nominees and other incoming administration officials, the sources said.
Notable absence:
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend, a source familiar with her plans told. Pelosi attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017 when she was the top Democrat in the House.
