Which big names will be there?

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Among those attending will be celebrities like Carrie Underwood and Lee Greenwood, politicians like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

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Some high-profile names have been confirmed to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, including Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Grammy Award-winning singer Carrie Underwood.

Trump will be in Washington, DC, to be officially sworn in at the US Capitol Rotunda. The 60th inauguration ceremonies were moved indoors due to an extremely cold weather forecast, the president-elect announced in a statement Friday.

“The weather forecast for Washington, DC, with the wind chill factor, could bring temperatures to serious record lows. There’s an arctic blast sweeping across the country. I don’t want to see people hurt or injured in any way,” Trump said.

“These are dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of law enforcement, first responders, police K9s and even horses and hundreds of thousands of supporters who will be outside for many hours on the 20th. (In any case, if you decide to come, wear warm to you!)” he continued.

It is unclear how the move indoors will affect attendance, but several big names have confirmed they will be there. Here’s a who’s who of notables who attended the ceremony and who says they’re skipping it.

Which celebrities will be at Trump’s inauguration?

In addition to Underwood, who will sing “America the Beautiful,” several other celebrities said they will be in attendance, including:

  • Country singer Lee Greenwood (who will sing “God Bless the USA”)
  • Opera singer Christopher Macchio (who will perform the national anthem)
  • Village people
  • The national group Rascal Flatts will be at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, per frontman Gary LeVox’s Instagram post.
  • Singers Kid Rock and Billy Ray Cyrus will join Greenwood and The Village People at the Make America Great Again Rally on Sunday, NewsNation reported.

Which foreign leaders will be at Trump’s inauguration?

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro said in an X post that his lawyer “has already forwarded a request … to get my passport back so that I can participate in this honorable and important historical event.”

The man dubbed the “Tropics Trump” was charged with plotting a coup in 2022 to stay in office after his re-election defeat. In February 2024, his passport was confiscated after the Brazilian authorities indicted him and dozens of others as part of an alleged conspiracy to “violently subvert the constitutional state.”

Possibly joining Bolsonaro at the inauguration are other former or current foreign leaders, including:

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping’s delegation will be sent on his behalf
  • Argentina’s President Javier Milei will be present, Bloomberg reported.
  • Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is “still considering” whether to attend. Forbes reported.
  • Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy was invited by Trump, but she has not confirmed her attendance.

Which business leaders will be at Trump’s inauguration?

Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, is expected to attend Trump’s inauguration following the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold the law banning the platform in the United States, according to a source familiar with the ceremony plans.

According to The Wall Street Journaljoining Chew will be other tech executives including:

  • Tesla CEO and Space X founder Elon Musk
  • Amazon.com Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos
  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
  • Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

What notable names won’t be at Trump’s inauguration?

Former first lady Michelle Obama announced this week that she will not attend Trump’s inauguration. Former President Barack Obama is expected to attend the ceremony.

Joining Obama for the inauguration will be other former presidents, including Joe Biden, George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush, and Bill and Hillary Clinton.

While Obama, Bush and Clinton will be present at the ceremony, they will not be at Trump’s traditional inauguration luncheon, NBC News reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will also skip Trump’s inauguration, her spokesman told USA TODAY. Other Democrats are expected to be absent from the ceremony, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Rep. Ayanna Pressley from Massachusetts.

“I want to be in town with my constituents and honor Dr. King’s legacy,” Pressley told USA TODAY. “I don’t think being there does.”

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