WaPo: Apple among largest donors to Trump’s White House ballroom
Apple and Nvidia each pledged $25 million for Trump’s proposed White House ballroom, The Washington Post reported. Apple’s contribution had been public, but its amount was previously undisclosed; the project’s estimated cost has risen to $600 million.
Apple and Nvidia each pledged $25 million for construction of Trump’s proposed White House ballroom. The Washington Post’s investigation identifies the companies as two of the project’s largest donors.
Internal fundraising records obtained by the newspaper show that four donors committed $25 million each: Apple, Nvidia, the Adelson Family Foundation, and the Charlie Ergen household and donor-advised fund. Together, they account for roughly 30% of the $333 million in reported contributions.
Project cost reaches $600 million
The proposed ballroom would cover 90,000 square feet. Its estimated construction cost has risen to $600 million, while donor figures appear in an internal spreadsheet obtained by The Washington Post.
The White House has said other major corporate donors include Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase, Comcast and Meta.
Other technology-sector contributions
Google reportedly contributed $22 million through the John P. Coale Esq. Trust, using settlement funds from Trump’s lawsuit against YouTube. Salesforce gave $2 million, with another $1 million coming from Benioff DAF.
Cisco, Coinbase, Ripple, ServiceNow and T-Mobile each contributed $5 million. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and space-station developer Vast Space each gave $1 million.
What we know
- Apple and Nvidia each pledged $25 million for Trump’s ballroom project.
- Four $25 million donors account for roughly 30% of the reported $333 million.
- The project’s estimated construction cost has risen to $600 million.
- Google reportedly contributed $22 million through the John P. Coale Trust.
Trust: Multiple publishers
- Several publishers are cited. They may share the same underlying source; independent reporting is not automatically established.
- Sources: MacRumors, 9to5Mac.
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