Nevertheless, Trump invited a number of foreign dignitaries to his inauguration ceremony. The most significant of them was Chinese President Xi Jinping . It is already known that the Chinese leader will not be in Washington on January 20, but he will send a high-ranking representative in his place.
Other foreign leaders who received invitations included Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentine President Javier Miley.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was not invited to Trump's inauguration , as reported by the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
A funny situation has developed around the visit to thailand mobile database Washington of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Answering a journalist's question, Trump said that he had not invited Zelensky, but if he wanted to come, he was ready to receive him. Many saw these words as a mocking message towards the Ukrainian president. Later, in an interview with American blogger Lex Friedman, Zelensky admitted that he would like to come, but he cannot without an invitation .
In a notable development, some of the biggest internet companies that were previously considered Trump's opponents are set to make generous donations to the inauguration ceremony.
In particular, Mark Zuckerberg (head of Meta, an organization recognized as extremist in Russia and which owns Facebook and Instagram), Sam Altman (head of OpenAI), and Jeff Bezos (head of Amazon) plan to donate $1 million each to the inauguration.
“In my first term, everyone fought against me, and now everyone wants to be friends with me,” Trump commented on this change in mood in the American establishment.