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WaPo: Apple revealed as one of the top donors to Trump’s White House ballroom

A new investigation by The Washington Post reveals that Apple and Nvidia each pledged $25 million toward Trump’s new White House ballroom, making them two of the project’s largest donors. Here are the details. more…

WaPo: Apple revealed as one of the top donors to Trump’s White House ballroom

The Washington Post has revealed that Apple and Nvidia are among the top donors to the construction of President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom, each pledging $25 million. The project, which has an estimated construction cost of $600 million, has now come under heightened scrutiny following the investigative report obtained by The Post.

The funding for the ballroom has been disclosed through an internal fundraising record that contained previously undisclosed details about donors and their respective contributions. Other major tech sector donors to the project include Cisco, Coinbase, Ripple, ServiceNow, T-Mobile, and Kraken, with individual contributions ranging from $1 million to $5 million.

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