BREAKING: White House Releases Full List of Private Donors For The New Ballroom

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The White House has released the full list of private donors for the new White House Ballroom and it’s a VERY interesting list!

From the NY Post:

Here’s the full list of private donors for the project:

  • Altria Group Inc.
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
  • Caterpillar Inc.
  • Coinbase
  • Comcast Corporation
  • J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
  • Hard Rock International
  • Google
  • HP Inc.
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Meta Platforms
  • Micron Technology
  • Microsoft
  • NextEra Energy Inc.
  • Palantir Technologies Inc.
  • 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 & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation
  • Stephen A. Schwarzmann
  • Konstantin Sokolov
  • Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher
  • Paolo Tiramani
  • Cameron Winklevoss
  • Tyler Winklevoss

I put one in bold because it really caught my eye….

Got XRP?

Man, I’ve been shouting about XRP around here since 2017 and there it is folks!

You want to see the next Microsoft?  The next Amazon?  The next Apple?  It’s right there in bold, surrounded by all those other companies it’s about to surpass!

It’s a fascinating list all around, very heavy in tech, very heavy in crypto and very pro-Israel.  Not a comment or a critique, just a reporting the facts.

CNN had a really great breakdown on some of the big names, here’s a portion:

Miriam Adelson, a billionaire who made her fortune in casinos alongside her late husband Sheldon and has been a major Trump donor, runs this philanthropic foundation. Trump awarded Adelson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.

  • Past donations to Trump: Miriam and Sheldon Adelson have been some of Trump’s top political donors since his first presidential bid, giving more than $30 million to pro-Trump PACs and his campaigns over the years. Miriam also gave $1 million to the president’s 2025 inaugural committee.
  • Key issues: The foundation’s stated aim is to “strengthen the state of Israel and the Jewish people,” and Trump has publicly praised Adelson and her support of Israel. Adelson, who is the majority owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, has also donated to lawmakers and PACs that support pro-gambling and sports betting legislation.

Previously known as Phillip Morris, tobacco giant Altria Group is the seller of Virginia Slims, Marlboro and Parliament cigarettes in the United States.

  • Industry: Tobacco
  • Past donations to Trump: A subsidiary, Altria Client Services, LLC, gave $1 million to a Trump-associated PAC in May 2025, $1 million to the president’s 2025 inaugural committee and $500,000 to his 2017 inaugural committee.
  • Key issues: Altria has fought tighter industry regulations and, along with other tobacco companies, pushed legislation that would limit FDA oversight of e-cigarettes.

Amazon billionaire founder Jeff Bezos told the world he was “optimistic”about a second Trump presidency late last year, saying he appreciated his “energy” around reducing regulations. The president called out Amazon publicly earlier this year when he learned that the e-commerce retailer was considering displaying tariff costs for consumers, which the company said it would not do.

  • Industry: Tech, e-commerce
  • Past donations to Trump: Amazon gave $1 million to Trump’s 2025 inaugural committee and made an in-kind donation of almost $900,000 for digital services and advertising supporting the event. The company also gave about $58,000 to his 2017 inaugural committee.
  • Government business: Amazon Web Services – the company’s cloud computing platform – earned more than $500 million from federal contracts over the last three years, government data shows.

Apple CEO Tim Cook served on Trump’s American Workforce Policy Advisory Board during his first term. He attended the president’s 2025 inauguration along with other tech leaders, and this summer presentedTrump with a customized 24-karat gold-and-glass statuette in the Oval Office while announcing plans to invest $100 billion in US jobs and suppliers.

  • Industry: Tech
  • Past donations to Trump: Cook personally gave $1 million to Trump’s 2025 inaugural committee.
  • Key issues: The company secured a major win this summer, when smartphones were exempted from heavy tariffs levied on goods imported from India.

The late Betty Wold Johnson was a philanthropist and mother of the two owners of the New York Jets, who are the foundation’s co-presidents. One of her sons, Woody Johnson, served as ambassador to the United Kingdom during Trump’s first term.

  • Past donations to Trump: Woody Johnson has given more than $4.7 million to Trump’s campaigns and supporting PACs since 2016.

A major federal contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton primarily provides technology and consulting services and takes in billions in annual revenue.

  • Industry: Defense and national security consulting
  • Government business: About $6 billion paid by federal agencies over the last year, government data shows.
  • Key issues: In January, Booz Allen Hamilton agreed to pay the US government nearly $16 million to settle a case alleging that a subsidiary submitted fraudulent claims related to a Defense Department contract.

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Ripple helped launch XRP, one of five cryptocurrencies Trump has said should be included in a new US crypto strategic reserve. The company’s CEO shared a photo alongside Trump on X earlier this year, saying he had “a great dinner” with the president.

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency
  • Past donations to Trump: Ripple gave nearly $4.9 million to Trump’s 2025 inaugural committee, the second-largest single donation the committee received.
  • Key issues: Ripple has previously battled federal regulators who alleged that the company had violated securities law through the sale of its XRP token to retail investors. A federal judge ultimately sided with the company, finding it had not violated the law.

Stephen A. Schwarzman is a GOP megadonor and the co-founder of global investment firm Blackstone. He served as the chairman of a business advisory council during Trump’s first term. Schwarzman announced in 2022 that he would not back Trump for a second term, but reversed course in 2024, citing concern with the rise of antisemitism in the US.

  • Industry: Finance
  • Past donations to Trump: Gave more than $4 million to pro-Trump political groups and Trump’s campaigns since 2017.
  • Key issues: Schwarzman has publicly backed Trump’s wide-ranging global tariffs.

Konstantin Sokolov is the founder of a private equity firm focused on tech, finance and infrastructure, a major shareholder in Armenia’s largest telecom company and the chairman of an undersea cable initiative to carry energy and telecommunications between Africa and Europe.

One of the largest wireless carriers in the country, T-Mobile said in a statement that its donation wasn’t only earmarked for the ballroom. “Ahead of America’s 250th Anniversary, T-Mobile donated to the Trust for the National Mall, which partners with the National Park Service to restore and enrich the historic landmarks that define our nation’s capital, such as the White House ballroom,” the company said. “T-Mobile has no role in the use of those funds or decisions related to the construction of the ballroom.”

  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Key issues: T-Mobile has reportedly been part of a new wireless service announced by Trump, dubbed Trump Mobile. Democratic lawmakers have criticized the deal as a conflict of interest.
  • Government business: T-Mobile has received at least a billion dollars from federal contracts in the last three years, government data shows.

The cryptocurrency company Tether has a multi-billion-dollar valuationand claims to have 500 million users worldwide. The firm, which is headquartered in El Salvador, hired former Trump administration crypto official Bo Hines to lead its US expansion earlier this year.

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency
  • Key issues: Howard Lutnick, the Secretary of Commerce and former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, had previously promoted Tether — with Cantor Fitzgerald reportedly securing a financial stake in the company. At his confirmation hearing, Lutnick told lawmakers he would divest himself of interests in his companies, including Cantor.

RELATED REPORT:

FACT-CHECK: Outrage Over President Trump’s Ballroom Ignores Over a Century of White House Upgrades!

Over the past few days, Democrats have been accusing President Trump of “destroying” the White House by tearing down part of the East Wing in order to begin construction on the new ballroom.

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In case you missed it, here’s the full scoop on the demolition:

JUST IN: White House Begins Demolition on East Wing for President Trump’s Ballroom

Hillary Clinton (whose husband did, in fact, defile part of the White House) is among the voices whining about the ballroom construction:

So is California Gov. Gavin Newsom:

By the way, Newsom is currently (gasp!) tearing down part of the California Capitol in order to expand on it.

Of course, unlike President Trump’s ballroom, Newsom’s renovation project is entirely funded by the California taxpayer.

Both Clinton and Newsom should probably sit this one out…

But, beyond their hypocrisy, all the outrage over President Trump’s ballroom is absolutely bogus.

Everyone who is crying foul over President Trump’s ballroom is choosing to ignore over a century of White House history.

You see, President Trump is far from the first president to renovate and expand on the White House.

In fact, it was FDR who first expanded on the East Wing that President Trump is now expanding once again to make way for his big, beautiful ballroom.

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Here’s a complete history of presidents modifying the White House:

A lot of FAKE OUTRAGE over construction of the big, beautiful (and privately funded) White House Ballroom.

FACT: Presidents have been renovating and expanding the White House for more than 100 years.

In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt built the West Wing .

In 1909, President William Howard Taft added the first Oval Office during a West Wing expansion.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt added a second floor to the West Wing; in 1934, he relocated the Oval Office to its current spot, completed the East Wing, and built an indoor swimming pool.

In 1948, President Harry Truman began completely gutting and rebuilding the White House interior, preserving only the exterior walls.

In 1970, President Nixon converted FDR’s pool into the press briefing room; in 1973, he added a bowling alley in the basement.

In 2009, President Obama upgraded the tennis court into a full basketball court.

Now, in 2025, President Trump has broken ground on a grand ballroom — modernizing the wing while privately funding the project.

I hate to burst your bubble… But Trump is not the first to Renovate the White House

Here is the list

🏛 1902 – Teddy Roosevelt: Built the West Wing

🏛 1909 – Taft: Added the first Oval Office

🏛 1933–34 – FDR: Expanded, added a pool, moved the Oval Office

🏛 1948 – Truman: Rebuilt the entire interior

🏛 1970s – Nixon: Added the press room & bowling alley

🏛 2009 – Obama: Turned the tennis court into a basketball court

Now 2025 – Trump: Building a grand, privately funded ballroom.

Where was the outrage when Obama built his basketball court?

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Huh?

The White House provided this helpful fact sheet for everyone who is upset at President Trump:

In the latest instance of manufactured outrage, unhinged leftists and their Fake News allies are clutching their pearls over President Donald J. Trump’s visionary addition of a grand, privately funded ballroom to the White House — a bold, necessary addition that echoes the storied history of improvements and additions from commanders-in-chief to keep the executive residence as a beacon of American excellence.

FACT: For more than a century, U.S. Presidents have been renovating, expanding, and modernizing the White House to meet the needs of the present day.

  • In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt built the West Wing — replacing expansive greenhouses constructed during the Jefferson Administration and establishing the modern day executive office wing with a “classically leaning design” — along with a colonial garden and East Terrace, which eventually became the East Wing.
  • In 1909, President William Howard Taft remodeled and expanded the West Wing, which included construction of the first Oval Office.
  • In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson demolished the colonial garden, modernizing it with a rose garden.
  • In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge oversaw the renovation of the upper floors and attic of the White House.
  • In 1929, President Herbert Hoover remodeled the West Wing, including reconstruction work in the basement level and remodeling the first floor; after a fire on Christmas Eve, the West Wing was repaired and reopened in 1930.
  • In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt overhauled the West Wing, adding a second floor, a larger basement, and a swimming pool, and relocating the Oval Office to its current location; in 1942, President Roosevelt constructed the East Wing.
  • In 1948, President Harry Truman undertook a “total reconstruction” of the White House’s interior, expanding its foundation and footprint — preserving only its exterior walls.
  • In 1962, President John F. Kennedy constructed the modern Rose Garden.
  • In 1970, President Nixon converted the swimming pool into the press briefing room; in 1973, he added a bowling alley in the basement.
  • In 1975, President Gerald Ford installed an outdoor swimming pool on the South Grounds, financed entirely by private donations.
  • In 1993, President Bill Clinton undertook a restoration and refurbishment of the Executive Mansion.
  • In 2009, President Barack Obama resurfaced the south-grounds tennis court into a basketball court and added the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn.
  • In 2020, President Trump and the First Lady completed a new White House tennis pavilion, refurbishing the White House Tennis Court and Grandchildren’s Garden, as well as constructing a new building.

Now, in 2025, President Trump is carrying forward that legacy, breaking ground on a grand ballroom — a transformative addition that will significantly increase the White House’s capacity to host major functions honoring world leaders, foreign nations, and other dignitaries.

Once again, something is totally okay when a Democrat does it.

But, it’s suddenly criminal if it’s President Trump doing it!

Take a look at these photos of White House construction photos from over the past 100+ years:

On another note, President Trump shared some new renderings of the ballroom himself today, and they look absolutely gorgeous!

He also re-iterated that the cost is coming completely out of his own pocket and will not cost the taxpayer a single cent.

It’s his gift to America.

Watch this:

Everything President Trump touches turns to gold, and the White House ballroom will be no exception!

What do you think?

Do you support President Trump building a White House ballroom?

Your thought?

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