{"id":2388075,"date":"2025-01-08T19:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-inauguration-2025-12-world-leaders-invited-or-snubbed\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T19:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:18:30","slug":"trump-inauguration-2025-12-world-leaders-invited-or-snubbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-inauguration-2025-12-world-leaders-invited-or-snubbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump inauguration 2025: 12 world leaders invited or snubbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-inauguration-2025-12-world-leaders-invited-or-snubbed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2064 article discusses President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s unconventional approach to\u2063 his upcoming second inauguration \u2064in January 2025, where he has broken from longstanding \u2064tradition \u200dby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/argentinas-president-accepts-invite-to-attend-trumps-inauguration-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Argentina\u2019s president accepts invite to attend Trump\u2019s inauguration - Washington Examiner\">inviting foreign leaders<\/a> to attend the ceremony. This is notable as no foreign head of state has\u2063 ever attended a presidential inauguration in the \u2064United \u200bStates \u2063before. Trump&#8217;s rationale for the invitations, as explained by his team, is to foster dialog with both\u2064 allies adn adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>Among the leaders invited, Argentine President \u2062Javier milei has confirmed his attendance \u200dafter a personal invitation from Trump. Though, Ukrainian \u2064president Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed interest in\u200c attending but\u200d has not been officially invited yet. Trump&#8217;s relationship with British\u2063 Prime \u200cMinister keir \u200dStarmer appears to be\u2064 strained, and Starmer has yet to receive an invitation. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage from the UK is expected to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese President\u2062 Xi Jinping has reportedly declined \u2063the\u200b invitation but will send a delegation instead. The article further explores Trump&#8217;s relationships with \u200dvarious leaders and \u200bthe\u200c implications of these unique\u2064 invitations, reflecting Trump&#8217;s willingness\u200b to take risks\u200c in diplomatic engagement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump inauguration 2025: 12 world leaders invited&nbsp;or&nbsp;snubbed<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1929377\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> broke centuries of precedent when he invited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">world<\/a> leaders to attend his second inauguration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Although no head of a foreign country has ever attended a presidential inauguration in the United States, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">president-elect decided<\/a> to break the tradition after he won a second term in November 2024. His team explained the move as an avenue to &ldquo;create a dialogue with leaders of countries that are not only allies but also our adversaries and competitors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a list of foreign leaders who have been invited to Trump&rsquo;s swearing-in ceremony, as well as those who may have been snubbed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Argentina<\/h2>\n<p>Argentine President Javier Milei is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mileibarrial\/status\/1868764144423637430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">planning<\/a> to be at the inauguration after Trump personally invited him. The first world leader to meet with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home after his victory in 2024, Milei initially cast doubt on attending the inauguration as doing so would break historical precedent.<\/p>\n<p>However, after Trump spoke with the Argentine president on the phone, Milei agreed to break tradition at the request of his friend, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanacion.com.ar\/politica\/milei-viajara-a-estados-unidos-para-asistir-a-la-asuncion-de-trump-con-otros-lideres-mundiales-nid14122024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">local news<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Argentine President Javier Milei arrives to speak before President-elect Donald Trump during an America First Policy Institute gala on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump offered insight into his thought process behind breaking tradition to invite foreign leaders to his second inauguration in early December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some people said, &lsquo;Wow, that&rsquo;s a little risky, isn&rsquo;t it?&rsquo;&rdquo; Trump said during an appearance at the New York Stock Exchange. &ldquo;And I said, &lsquo;Maybe it is. We&rsquo;ll see. We&rsquo;ll see what happens.&rsquo; But we like to take little chances.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted to attend Trump&rsquo;s inauguration but had not yet received an invitation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would like to [attend], of course,&rdquo; Zelensky said during a podcast interview with Lex Fridman. &ldquo;I will be considering what is happening then in the war because there are moments of difficulties, escalation, many missiles, etc. But honestly, well, I can&rsquo;t. I can&rsquo;t come especially during the war, unless President Trump invites me personally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference on Dec. 16, Trump said he had not invited Zelensky but that &ldquo;if he&rsquo;d like to come, I&rsquo;d like to have him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky&rsquo;s archnemesis, Russian President Vladimir Putin, has not been asked to attend Trump&rsquo;s swearing-in ceremony. However, the president-elect suggested during a Tuesday press conference he would meet with the Russian leader following the inauguration.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great Britain<\/h2>\n<p>A seemingly friendly relationship between Trump and British Prime Minister Kier Starmer may have taken a frosty turn recently, and the foreign leader has not been invited to the inauguration yet. Before the election, Starmer and Trump met for a two-hour dinner and exchanged complimentary words with each other. After the election, Starmer&rsquo;s chief of staff flew to meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s team in Florida and Washington, D.C., and the two spoke on the phone again in December.<\/p>\n<p>However, since then, top Trump ally Elon Musk has criticized Starmer for running a &ldquo;tyrannical police state&rdquo; and urged other parties to take power. In one post, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3277970\/uk-prime-minister-starmer-defends-against-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">asked<\/a> if &ldquo;America should liberate the people of Britain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Starmer may be absent, Nigel Farage, who leads Great Britain&rsquo;s right-leaning Reform UK party, is set to travel to the inauguration, despite also having a public feud with Musk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been a friend of Donald Trump&rsquo;s for a decade,&rdquo; Farage said Tuesday during a phone interview on a British radio broadcast. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been very supportive of him, he&rsquo;s been very supportive of me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump welcomes Nigel Farage, left, to speak at a campaign rally on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in Jackson, Mississippi. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Trump and Farage are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-envoy-to-north-korea-im-ready-to-meet-anytime-anywhere\/\" title=\"U.S. Envoy to North Korea: I\u2019m ready to meet anytime, anywhere\">long-standing allies<\/a>, Musk called on the British politician to step down as head of the Reform Party at the beginning of January.<\/p>\n<p>Farage has signaled he wants to repair the relationship, saying he is &ldquo;confident that whatever has been said, we can mend.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">China<\/h2>\n<p>In December, Trump invited Chinese President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Xi Jinping<\/a> to attend inaugural festivities. However, Xi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3259701\/xi-jinping-declines-trump-invite-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> turned down the offer and is expected to send a delegation of senior Chinese officials to attend in his place.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">France<\/h2>\n<p>It is unknown whether Trump personally invited French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the inauguration, although the two men enjoyed a friendly meeting at the grand reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>However, a leader of a right-leaning French political party has been invited and will attend the event, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/france-eric-zemmour-far-right-inauguration-us-donald-trump-le-pen-national-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>  report published Wednesday.&nbsp;While the head of France&rsquo;s largest right-leaning party, Marine Le Pen, was reportedly snubbed by the Trump team, Eric Zemmour, who leads the Reconqu&ecirc;te party, has accepted an invitation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hungary<\/h2>\n<p>Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb&aacute;n was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Trump after the election, calling his victory &ldquo;the biggest comeback in U.S. political history.&rdquo; He was also one of the many foreign heads of state who traveled to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago after he won the election.<\/p>\n<p>Gergely Guly&aacute;s, Orb&aacute;n&rsquo;s chief of staff, said on Dec. 12 that the Hungarian leader was not slated to attend festivities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb&aacute;n on Monday, May 13, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no such plan, at least for the time being,&rdquo; Guly&aacute;s said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Orb&aacute;n may still be &ldquo;considering&rdquo; attending the ceremony, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-invites-china-xi-jinping-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Italy<\/h2>\n<p>Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was invited to attend Trump&rsquo;s festivities. Although the Italian leader has not confirmed her attendance, she met with the president-elect Sunday at his Mar-a-Lago home.<\/p>\n<p>The two spoke favorably of each other after the meeting, with Trump saying Meloni had &ldquo;really taken Europe by storm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brazil<\/h2>\n<p>Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was invited to attend Trump&rsquo;s swearing-in ceremony. However, passport troubles may keep him from traveling to the event.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro announced Wednesday that his lawyers are working to get his passport released after Brazilian officials confiscated it in February 2024. He was indicted on charges of inciting a coup in an attempt to overthrow the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My lawyer, Dr. Paulo Bueno, has already forwarded a request to Minister Alexandre de Moraes for me to have my passport returned so that I can attend this honorable and important historical event,&rdquo; Bolsonaro wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jairbolsonaro\/status\/1876967301649502389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El Salvador<\/h2>\n<p>El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele was among the world leaders reportedly invited to the inauguration after Trump&rsquo;s eldest son attended his second inauguration last year.<\/p>\n<p>Bukele also has not indicated whether he will be in attendance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1929377\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1929377\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s 2025 inauguration: 12 world leaders invited or snubbed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2388076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-inauguration-2017-parade.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16840,15377,13293,3634,35030],"class_list":["post-2388075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-16840","tag-inauguration","tag-invitation","tag-trump","tag-world-leaders"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-inauguration-2017-parade.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388075"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388079,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388075\/revisions\/2388079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}