# WaPo names donors to Trump's planned White House ballroom

https://mins.news/en/item/104040

- CGTN, 2026-10-16 14:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-16/Who-s-paying-for-Trump-s-ballroom-WaPo-names-the-donors-1RifOmd64dG/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Apple and Nvidia each donated $25 million to Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, the Washington Post reported. The Adelson family and Charles Ergen also gave $25 million apiece. The project has received $333 million in private donations, much of it from companies and wealthy people with interests before the federal government, according to the Post. Reuters has not verified the report, and the White House says it will not release donor information.

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