Major donors to Donald Trump's White House ballroom project include tech giants and influential political families, raising concerns about influence buying and potential corruption.

A list obtained by The Washington Post reveals all the major donors to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member. Tech giants Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million, the top contribution amount, the list shows. The Adelson family, one of the GOP’s largest donor dynasties, committed that sum as well, as did billionaire Charles Ergen, co-founder and chairman of telecommunications company Dish Network. Absent from the list is Trump himself, who has said that he is helping to pay for the project. “It’s being paid for a hundred percent by me and some friends of mine,” he said last year, days after demolition began on the old East Wing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/10/15/secret-documents-reveal-donors-behind-330-million-trumps-ballroom/?utm_campaign=rct:1:0:0:20260820;pb_2607:control&utm_source=webview&no_nav=true&utm_medium=referral_home

#Ballroom:🚨quid pro quo: Nvidia & Apple each committed $25M, the top contribution amt. The Adelson family, one of the GOP’s largest donor dynasties, committed that sum as well, as did billionaire C Ergen of Dish NET. Absent🚨from the list is #Trump *said that he's helping to pay for the project. “It’s being paid for a💯% by me & some friends of mine,” he said last year. Indep experts & scholars:🚨expressed alarm: for INFLUENCE BUYING & COERCED GIVING. #Corruption #USPol https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/10/15/secret-documents-reveal-donors-behind-330-million-trumps-ballroom/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkyMDM2ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzkzNDE5MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTIwMzY4MDAsImp0aSI6IjZiOTgyNjcxLWUwNWQtNDBjMi05MzJlLWYxNjg4ODgwN2I4YSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy8yMDI2LzEwLzE1L3NlY3JldC1kb2N1bWVudHMtcmV2ZWFsLWRvbm9ycy1iZWhpbmQtMzMwLW1pbGxpb24tdHJ1bXBzLWJhbGxyb29tLyJ9.bwQFjcPhaUaMyVgd-xm4T-gTGikZG8Y5qKSXJnffNqU