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littlemissmartypants

(31,209 posts)
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:40 PM 22 hrs ago

These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his $300 million White House ballroom will be paid for “100% by me and some friends of mine.”

The White House released a list of 37 donors, including crypto billionaires, charitable organizations, sports team owners, powerful financiers, tech and tobacco giants, media companies, longtime supporters of Republican causes and several of the president’s neighbors in Palm Beach, Florida.

It’s incomplete. Among others, the list doesn’t include Carrier Group, which offered to donate an HVAC system for the ballroom, and artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia, whose CEO, Jensen Huang, publicly discussed its donation.

The White House hasn’t said how much each donor is giving, and almost none was willing to divulge that. Very few commented on their contributions when contacted by The Associated Press.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/donors-to-trump-white-house-ballroom-d4dd174eeb30ac244354a5a25551a86b



There's a very informative graph at the link.
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These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom (Original Post) littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago OP
That photo of the White House looks like the only legal abortion in the country! Hope22 22 hrs ago #1
He doesn't need 37 donors. One or two should be enough. mwb970 22 hrs ago #2
Yes big ditto and a half Jimmy76 21 hrs ago #4
Does anyone think this will be the end of it? Oh hell no! FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #3
That would make it a private structure, wouldn't it? Sogo 21 hrs ago #5
Who paid for tearing it down? Did tsf already have $ in his pocket to get this started? chicoescuela 20 hrs ago #6
It's amazing how many people are willing to kiss his ass. Talitha 20 hrs ago #7
Rich people. Kid Berwyn 8 hrs ago #21
If they were honest, the title of the article would be... RetiredParatrooper 20 hrs ago #8
Open, blatant bribery surfered 19 hrs ago #9
This is the list... bsiebs 19 hrs ago #10
That's some list! moose65 18 hrs ago #15
The fusion of Government and Corporations is one definition of Fascism. mackdaddy 19 hrs ago #11
We know he's lying. First of all, he never uses his money to pay for anything and secondly, he has NO friends. Marie Marie 19 hrs ago #12
Agreed rickford66 19 hrs ago #14
How will we know there's no Russian bugs in the walls ? rickford66 19 hrs ago #13
Count on it. n/t DFW 17 hrs ago #17
Russia probably lost a bunch of bugs .. JustABozoOnThisBus 2 hrs ago #22
This is how things work in many developing countries fujiyamasan 18 hrs ago #16
Exactly. Our story in Iraq! Hope22 10 hrs ago #19
First of all we have to get on the same page. EPSTEIN BALLROOM. truthisfreedom 17 hrs ago #18
Are we doomed? Is there any clearer sign that this country is now an oligarchy? raccoon 9 hrs ago #20

Hope22

(4,398 posts)
1. That photo of the White House looks like the only legal abortion in the country!
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:54 PM
22 hrs ago

What a mess! It appears that the White House will be swallowed up by the new pigsty! Disgusting!

Jimmy76

(18 posts)
4. Yes big ditto and a half
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:43 PM
21 hrs ago

There are people nearly as bad, few I have seen are as ugly and self-centered as himmmmmmmmmmm....not saying they aren't there, just that I haven't seen them, probably because I have to tune out the pukes to keep my blood pressure under control - I loved the reaper, though! See ya baby John Barron!

FakeNoose

(39,849 posts)
3. Does anyone think this will be the end of it? Oh hell no!
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:27 PM
21 hrs ago

Once he's done with the East Wing, next he'll tear down the West Wing.
What's after that? Probably the entire original White House.

Please Grim Reaper, finish him off NOW ...



Sogo

(6,917 posts)
5. That would make it a private structure, wouldn't it?
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:47 PM
21 hrs ago

Shouldn't be allowed to construct a private structure on public land.....

bsiebs

(918 posts)
10. This is the list...
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 10:32 PM
19 hrs ago

Booz Allen Hamilton, Defense
Lockheed Martin, Defense
Adelson Family Foundation, Philathropy
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation, Philathropy
Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation, Philathropy
Union Pacific, Energy/Industrial
Catepillar, Energy/Industrial
NextEra Energy, Energy/Industrial
Paolo Tiramani, Energy/Industrial
Benjamin Leon Jr., Trump Administration
Kelly Loeffler and Jefferey Sprecher, Trump Administration
Lutnick family, Trump Administration
Meta, Technology
HP, Technology
Micron Technology, Technology
Amazon, Technology
Apple, Technology
Palantir Technologies, Technology
Google, Technology
Microsoft, Technology
Konstantin Sokolov, Individual
J Pepe and Emilia Fanjul, Individual
Stefan E Brodie, Individual
Charles and Marissa Cascarilla, Individual
Edward and Shari Glazer, Individual
Harold Hamm, Individual
Stephen A Schwarzman, Individual
Comcast, Communications/Entertainment
Hard Rock International, Communications/Entertainment
T-Mobile, Communications/Entertainment
Tyler Winklevoss, Cryptocurrency
Cameron Winkelvoss, Cryptocurrency
Coinbase, Cryptocurrency
Ripple, Cryptocurrency
Tether, Cryptocurrency
Altria Group, Tobacco
Reynolds American, Tobacco

mackdaddy

(1,928 posts)
11. The fusion of Government and Corporations is one definition of Fascism.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 10:32 PM
19 hrs ago

So is this not The Golden Ballroom of Fascism?

Marie Marie

(10,816 posts)
12. We know he's lying. First of all, he never uses his money to pay for anything and secondly, he has NO friends.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:22 PM
19 hrs ago

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,548 posts)
22. Russia probably lost a bunch of bugs ..
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:29 PM
2 hrs ago

... when the East Wing was demolished.

They'll be replaced in the new ballroom.

fujiyamasan

(1,074 posts)
16. This is how things work in many developing countries
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:58 PM
18 hrs ago

It’s the cost of doing business. At some point corruption becomes endemic, so you just factor in the additional cost of bribing whomever it is you need to get something done. It’s like a tax. And of that means a couple million dollars for the president’s vanity project so be it, especially if it’s between that or shareholders bailing on you.

Welcome to the gangster run economy.

Hope22

(4,398 posts)
19. Exactly. Our story in Iraq!
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 08:19 AM
10 hrs ago

Rebuilding a school will take 30% for public administrator, 30% for the official above that, kickbacks for the contractor as well, eventually tripling the cost of a project that will be poorly constructed. Now we have grifter in chief demanding huge prices in advance of every agreement or project. This WH project will be piss poor design and construction. We need to get the costs to replace the destroyed East Wing defined and charge T to rebuild the structure. As it is ….The design is to line the orange ones pockets with gold!

truthisfreedom

(23,505 posts)
18. First of all we have to get on the same page. EPSTEIN BALLROOM.
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 01:15 AM
17 hrs ago

Where the giant phallic columns rise to shimmering pearlescent golden cum dripping from the ceilings and chandeliers.

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