US President Donald Trump held a glitzy dinner Wednesday to thank billionaires and top companies for donating to the new $250 million ballroom he is building at the White House.

The guests included representatives from tech firms like Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft and Palantir and defense giant Lockheed Martin, according to US media citing a White House guest list.

They also included twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the founders of crypto platform Gemini who were made famous as jilted investors in the movie "The Social Network" about the birth of Facebook, an AFP journalist in the room saw.

"So many of you have been really, really generous," Trump told the guests. "I mean, couple of you I have sitting here are saying, 'Sir, would $25 million be appropriate?' I said 'I'll tak

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