A number of celebrities gathered in Washington, D.C. to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday as Trump continues to gain more public support among celebrities than he did in 2016.
Jake and Logan Paul, two brothers who rose to fame on social media and have since become a star boxer and wrestler, respectively, and endorsed Trump ahead of the election, were spotted with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the inauguration.
Comedian Theo Von—who had Trump on his podcast in August ahead of the election and congratulated him on his win after the election—was spotted at Trump’s inauguration.
UFC fighter Conor McGregor and race car driver Danica Patrick were spotted in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol where there is an overflow room set up, according to Punchbowl reporter Melanie Zanona.
UFC president and CEO Dana White was in attendance Monday, as was podcaster Joe Rogan, who had Trump on his podcast and endorsed him days before the election.
Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky was spotted at the ceremony with his wife, Janet Jones.
Country singer Carrie Underwood will be in attendance and is set to perform “America the Beautiful” at Trump’s inauguration before he takes the oath of office, singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood sang his song “God Bless the U.S.A.,” and Chirstopher Macchio sang “Oh, America!”
What Billionaires Are Attending Trump’s Inauguration?
A number of tech industry billionaires who have supported and met with Trump in recent weeks are in attendance at Monday’s ceremony. Attendees included the three wealthiest people in the world: Elon Musk ($433.9 billion), who has become one of Trump’s main advisers, Jeff Bezos ($239.4 billion) and Mark Zuckerberg ($211.8 billion). Apple CEO Tim Cook was reportedly invited to attend.
Trump’s inauguration this year is much more star-studded than his 2017 inauguration. The president-elect has garnered more support from celebrities, billionaires and executives than he did his first time in office, when his inauguration was marked by his team reportedly struggling to find performers. Robert Thompson, a professor of pop culture at Syracuse University, told the Associated Press that the celebrities supporting Trump are “still a small subset of the entire universe of what we call celebrity,” but that it’s an indication that “there may not be that distinct division we saw before.” Last week, Trump named three of his Hollywood supporters—Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone—as special ambassadors to the area, calling it a “great but very troubled place” and saying they would work as his “eyes and ears” on the ground in pursuit of bringing back “The Golden Age of Hollywood!”
