President Trump’s inauguration was attended by some of the richest and most powerful people in the world, including members of Congress, captains of the tech industry, and justices on the Supreme Court.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), one of two senators who helped plan the inaugural ceremony, sat next to the 47th president and chatted “almost the entire time they were eating,” according to pool reports
However, other lawmakers saw opportunities for an entrance — and took it.
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Tim Scott (R-SC) all stopped by the head table, as did former Vice President Dan Quayle and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
First son Barron Trump also held forth at a table with Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).
Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth was seated next to Justice Clarence Thomas. Justice Brett Kavanaugh reportedly left the luncheon early, but not before getting face time Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, seated at the same table.
Elsewhere, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) broke bread with Justice Samuel Alito and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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