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.
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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 Centre20 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 Clinton25 Hillary Clinton, former United States secretary of state, former presidential candidate 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 Tiffany Trump, daughter of Trump and ex-wife Marla Maples 19 Former U.S. president Barack Obama1 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 States5 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 17 7 13 26 15 25 22 14 32 10 9 31 5 24 20 29 16 19 1 3 23 27 18 12 21 6 11 4 2 8 28 30