The White House has confirmed that a long list of corporate heavyweights is helping fund Donald Trump’s new $300 million ballroom project. The donors include Silicon Valley giants Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta; defence contractors like Lockheed Martin, Palantir and Booz Allen Hamilton; and telecom firms T-Mobile and Comcast.
Billionaires who bankrolled Trump’s 2024 campaign are also part of the effort. Casino magnate Miriam Adelson, Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman, oil tycoon Harold Hamm, and crypto twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have all contributed to the construction fund. Howard Lutnick, the current commerce secretary and former Cantor Fitzgerald CEO, also features among the donors.
Demolition of the East Wing began earlier this week, with the new ballroom — reportedly inspired by Trump’s luxury properties — expected to become the largest entertainment space in presidential history. Trump said the project is “being paid for 100% by me and some friends of mine,” adding that “nothing of this magnitude has ever been done at the White House.”
The president hosted a private gala for sponsors in the East Room last week, even as the federal government remains partially shut down. Lavish décor, chandeliers and a string quartet underscored the irony of a glitzy celebration amid unpaid public workers.
Social media has already reacted in typical fashion — memes of Trump on a golden wrecking ball circulated widely after images showed demolition work beginning on the historic East Wing.
The complete list of donors
| Name / Organization |
|---|
| Altria Group Inc |
| Amazon |
| Apple |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Inc |
| Caterpillar Inc |
| Coinbase |
| Comcast Corporation |
| J Pepe and Emilia Fanjul |
| Hard Rock International |
| HP Inc |
| Lockheed Martin |
| Meta Platforms |
| Micron Technology |
| Microsoft |
| NextEra Energy Inc |
| Palantir Technologies |
| Ripple |
| Reynolds American |
| T-Mobile |
| Tether America |
| Union Pacific Railroad |
| Adelson Family Foundation |
| Stefan E Brodie |
| Betty Wold Johnson Foundation |
| Charles and Marissa Cascarilla |
| Edward and Shari Glazer |
| Harold Hamm |
| Benjamin Leon Jr |
| The Lutnick Family |
| The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation |
| Stephen A Schwarzmann |
| Konstantin Sokolov |
| Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher |
| Paolo Tiramani |
| Cameron Winklevoss |
| Tyler Winklevoss |
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