BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE
There were fewer Democrats on the inauguration podium than in the Obama years, and fewer Americans gathered on the National Mall below it to watch Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address. But the best seats in the house were indeed still full, and occupied by Trump family members, politicians old and new, ex-presidents and defeated candidates.
1 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Rep—KY)
2 Janna Ryan, wife of Paul Ryan
3 Paul Ryan, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (Rep-WI)
4 Karen Pence, Second Lady of the United States
5 James Grau, husband of Elizabeth Trump Grau, retired banker, sister of U.S. President Donald Trump
6 Senator Roy Blunt (Rep-MO)
7 Maryanne Trump Barry, court of appeals judge, older sister of Trump
8 Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States
9 Lara Trump, wife of Eric Trump, son of Trump
10 Jared Kushner, husband of Ivanka Trump, daughter Trump
11 Barron Trump, youngest child of Trump
12 Melania Trump, wife of Trump, mother of Barron Trump
13 Donald Trump Jr., son of Trump and ex-wife Ivana Trump
14 Miriam Adelson, wife of Sheldon Adelson, American casino magnate
15 Ivanka Trump, daughter of Trump and ex-wife Ivana Trump
16 Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States
17 Eric Trump, son of Trump and ex-wife Ivana Trump
18 Tiany Trump, daughter of Trump and ex-wife Marla Maples
19 Former U.S. president Barack Obama
20 Former First Lady Michelle Obama
21 Former U.S. vice president Joe Biden
22 Former second lady Jill Biden
23 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Dem-NY)
24 Former U.S. president Bill Clinton
25 Hillary Clinton, former United States secretary of state, former presidential candidate
26 Former U.S. president George W. Bush
27 Former first lady Laura Bush
28 United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
29 Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney
30 United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito
31 Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
32 Pastor Paula White, New Destiny Christian Centre
IN ATTENDANCE (BUT NOT VISIBLE IN PHOTO)
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter Former first lady Rosalynn Carter Former U.S. vice president Dan Quayle Former U.S. senator Bob Dole American casino magnate Sheldon Adelson Singer Jackie Evancho United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg