Several business leaders congratulated them President Trump on Monday after his inauguration as the nation’s 47th president.
Trump took the oath of office to become commander-in-chief for the second time around noon Monday, this time at the U.S. Capitol building.
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His official swearing in came soon after that of its vice president, JD Vance.
“Congratulations to President @realDonaldTrump and his family on becoming the 47th President of the United States,” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told X. “Godspeed.”
CEO Mary Barra congratulated Trump and Vance, adding that General Motors “looks forward to working together on our shared goal of a strong US auto industry.”
“Congratulations to President @realDonaldTrump and Vice President @JDVance on your historic inauguration,” wrote Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “We look forward to partnering with you and your administration to harness the power of technology for growth and help advance America’s competitiveness and leadership around the world.”
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Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple’s Tim Cook also chimed in.
“Congratulations to @POTUS Donald Trump & @VP JD Vance on your inauguration. We look forward to working with you to usher in a new era of AI technology + innovation that will benefit all Americans,” Pichai told X.
Meanwhile, Cook said his company “looks forward to working with the administration to drive continued innovation and jobs for future growth in our great nation.”
Pichai and Cook were part of a group of business leaders who had prime seats at Trump’s inauguration, along with Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos.
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Zuckerberg, Bezos, Pichai and Cook were spotted earlier Monday at St. John’s Church, the Episcopal church where presidents often attend services before their inaugurations.
Shortly after being inaugurated, Trump gave a speech about his new administration and its goals.
“America will soon be bigger, stronger and far more exceptional than ever before,” he said newly installed president he said “I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the beginning of an exciting new era of national success.”