Elon Musk to speak at Trump's pre-inauguration rally in Washington, D.C

independent.co.uk January 17, 2025, 09:01 PM UTC

Elon Musk will speak at President-elect Donald Trump's rally in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Other speakers include Hulk Hogan, UFC CEO Dana White, and Trump family members. The event will feature performances by Kid Rock and Billy Ray Cyrus. Musk has invested over $250 million in Trump's election efforts and will join an advisory panel focused on reducing government spending. He will attend the inauguration alongside Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who have also adjusted their companies' policies to align with Trump. Both Meta and Amazon have donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund and are scaling back diversity programs. Bezos halted a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by The Washington Post, marking a shift in the paper's long-standing practice.


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