Tech billionaires including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence on US politics.

Billionaire tech CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk got prime seats at President Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol

The tech tycoons have spent the weeks since the election courting favor with Trump, marking a dramatic shift from Silicon Valley's more hostile response to his first term four years ago. Attendees also included Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

President Trump declared in his second inaugural address that a “golden age” of America had begun, drawing cheers with pledges to declare a national emergency at the southern border and boost oil drilling.