Tech firms gave $92 million to Trump White House ballroom

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 20:28 · Archive

Apple and Nvidia each gave $25 million to President Trump's White House ballroom project, making them the largest donors to the renovation effort. The Washington Post obtained documents showing the project raised $333 million from private donors overall, with at least $77 million from donors who requested anonymity.

Other major tech contributors included Google with $22 million, Palantir and Microsoft with $10 million each, and Amazon and Meta with $5 million each. In Google's case, the $22 million was part of a controversial 2025 settlement. Silicon Valley and the crypto industry combined delivered over $150 million to the effort.

The White House dismissed ethical concerns about potential conflicts of interest. White House spokesman Davis Ingle told the Washington Post that donors represent 'a wide array of great American companies and generous individuals' contributing to 'make the People's House better for generations to come'. An Nvidia spokesperson said that 'as an American company, our support for the United States is paramount, and independent of any business interests'. The vast majority of donors have interests subject to federal government regulation, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.

How it is being reported

• Trump’s $330 million ballroom donors are revealed — and now we know how much each is givingDespite public assertions that he was paying for the project himself, internal records list no financial contributions from Donald TrumpIndependent World · 15 Oct, 21:20
• Nvidia and Cisco confirm multimillion-dollar donations to Trump's White House ballroomBig Tech gave millions to Trump's White House ballroom, documents showCNBC · 15 Oct, 20:43
• Apple, Nvidia each gave $25M to White House ballroom project, among top donors: reportThe billionaire Adelson family, known for their hospitality holdings, and Charles Ergen, co-founder and chairman of Dish Network, also gave $25 million each to the project, according to a report.New York Post · 15 Oct, 20:16
• Nvidia, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta gave Trump a combined $92 million for his ballroomWe knew that a number of big tech firms were helping to fund the construction of Trump's ballroom, but we didn't know just how much they were giving to the cause. Now the Washington Post published a list of all the major donors to the White House ballroom project, along with how much each contributed. […]The Verge · 15 Oct, 16:46

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