# For general interest--A list of CEOs who backed Trump & sat in the front row at his Second Inaguration

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [November 14, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-general-interest-a-list-of-ceos-who-backed-trump-sat-in-the-front-row-at-his-second-inaguration/1035020 "2026-11-14T20:40:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-general-interest-a-list-of-ceos-who-backed-trump-sat-in-the-front-row-at-his-second-inaguration/1035020/1 "2026-11-14T20:40:59Z")

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Elon Musk  
Mark Zuckerberg  
Jeff Bezos  
Tim Cook (of Apple)  
Sam Altman,(of OpenAI)  
Shou Zi Chew, (of TikTok)  
Sundar Pichai, Google  
Rupert Murdoch, NewsCorp  
Bernard Arnault, LVMH (Louis Vuitton and Dior)  
Dana White, UFC  
Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sands  
Phil Ruffin, Circus Circus Hotel & Casino  
Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries  
Scott Bessent, macro hedge fund Key Square Group  
Doug Burgum Arthur Ventures, a venture-capital firm  
Chris Wright, Liberty Energy  
Howard Lutnick, of the Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-general-interest-a-list-of-ceos-who-backed-trump-sat-in-the-front-row-at-his-second-inaguration/1035020/2 "2026-11-14T20:55:13Z")

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How many of them also did the same for Biden?

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-general-interest-a-list-of-ceos-who-backed-trump-sat-in-the-front-row-at-his-second-inaguration/1035020/4 "2026-11-14T21:18:06Z")

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**Moderating:**

Quite the OP, seems to lack content. So I guess I’ll close it.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-general-interest-a-list-of-ceos-who-backed-trump-sat-in-the-front-row-at-his-second-inaguration/1035020/5 "2026-11-14T21:18:21Z")

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Closed on November 14, 2026, 9:18pm UTC