Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th US president on January 20, 2025. A video shared on TikTok claims to show Kenya’s former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua arriving in Washington for the inauguration ceremony.

The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will be a guest of Donald Trump at his inauguration Monday as the popular app’s ban is set to go into effect, according to three people familiar with his plans.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew plans to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday as the company confronts a new law with a looming deadline requiring it to sell to a non-Chinese firm or stop operating in the United States, according to a source with knowledge of the inauguration plans.

The president-elect rallied with supporters in Washington, previewing executive orders he plans to sign on Day 1 and dancing with the Village People.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew is scheduled to attend Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on Monday, a source familiar with the plans confirmed.

One of TikTok's top investors is billionaire Jeff Yass, Pennsylvania's richest man and a GOP megadonor. There is no indication yet whether Yass will attend Trump's inauguration.

TikTok's CEO is expected to attend president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to multiple US media outlets, as some Democratic lawmakers and the incoming administration try to help the Chinese-owned app avert a ban in the US.

If attending, TikTok CEO Shou Chew will join tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration as the fate of the app hangs in the balance.

Returning President Donald Trump, ahead of his second term in office, said Sunday that TikTok users "deserve to see" his "exciting inauguration" as he promised an extension that would keep the app from staying dark.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will attend Trump's inauguration, symbolizing a significant shift in their relationship as the platform faces scrutiny, a looming ban, and national security concerns in the US.

He previously floated a joint venture, saying that the US should be entitled to half of the app.