Major donors funding President Donald Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom project have been revealed. Tech giants Nvidia and Apple each pledged $25 million toward the $330 million project, making them among the largest contributors.
New reported documents identify Nvidia, Apple, and other major donors to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom
The White House named 37 individuals, companies, and foundations as donors last October. However, the announcement did not include the amount of each contribution. The Washington Post has since obtained a list identifying the project’s major donors.
An internal spreadsheet obtained by the outlet sheds more light on the fundraising effort. It records 67 contributions exceeding $10,000. The spreadsheet includes the source, date, and amount of each donation. These contributions were recorded as of late last month.
Apart from Nvidia and Apple, the Adelson family also contributed $25 million to the project. The family is among the Republican Party’s largest donor dynasties. Billionaire Charles Ergen, co-founder and chairman of telecommunications company Dish Network, donated the same amount. Meanwhile, another $22 million came from Google’s settlement of a lawsuit filed by Trump. The lawsuit followed YouTube’s suspension of his account after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation donated $20.27 million toward the ballroom project. Amazon also contributed $5 million, according to the report. Joseph Popolo Jr., a major Republican donor who serves as Trump’s ambassador to the Netherlands, also contributed $1 million.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle did not comment on the individual contributions. Instead, he highlighted the donors’ support for the project. He called them “a wide array of great American companies and generous individuals.” He added that they were contributing to “make the People’s House better for generations to come.”
“The same critics who are alleging fake conflicts of interests, would also complain if American taxpayers were footing the bill for these long-overdue renovations,” he said. He also vowed to “relentlessly pursue those responsible for this cowardly leak.” Ingle added that the administration would continue to protect the identities of those who donated.
