Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and other billionaires were given pride of place behind Trump as he was sworn in as the 47th president.
Cabinet members, governors, and long-serving public servants are positioned in rows behind the tech billionaires, with only family seated ahead of them.
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On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in an indoor ceremony at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC. People attend the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington on January 20. — Reuters
Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,
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