Influencers, tech bros, MMA fighters: Trump’s inauguration guests

A host of less familiar faces mingled with former presidents, family members and US officials at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

From tech billionaires to social media influencers, here’s your guide to the star-studded guest list.

Trump’s close and controversial friendship with X owner Elon Musk is well known but Musk isn’t the only tech chief at Monday’s inauguration.

Mark Zuckerberg, who earlier this month announced Meta was to get rid of factcheckers and “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” on its platforms, is also in attendance.

Another tech billionaire in the audience is Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, who was pictured posing for a group selfie with boxer and influencer Jake Paul, and Paul’s brother, wrestler and influencer Logan.

McGregor was also pictured alongside the head of the Reform UK political party, Nigel Farage, at a Trump rally on Sunday night.

Controversial podcaster Joe Rogan was also seen in the inauguration crowd.

In 2020, Rogan endorsed Democrat candidate Bernie Sanders but shortly before the 2024 election, he endorsed Trump.

At times, Rogan’s editorial approach has landed him in controversy – for example, during the Covid pandemic, when he was accused of spreading vaccine misinformation.

In 2022, Rogan apologised after footage emerged of him repeatedly using the n-word in early episodes of his show.

Rupert Murdoch, chairman emeritus of News Corporation, which owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the Sun and the Times, is pictured among the crowd with his fifth wife Elena Zhukova.

Mr Murdoch, 93, married the retired Russian biologist last year in a ceremony at his Californian vineyard.

As is customary at presidential inaugurations, a host of former US presidents are in attendance.

Much has been made in the media of Michelle Obama not accompanying her husband Barack to Monday’s event.

There alongside Obama, who was in power before Trump’s last term began, are former presidents including Bill Clinton and George W Bush.

Another familiar face is former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

When Johnson took to power in 2019, Trump described him as “a good man”, adding: “They call him Britain’s Trump.”