Who’s paying for Trump’s $300 million ballroom? Politics Oct 23, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

Private donors to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom include tech giants like Amazon, Meta and Apple, as well as the family of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the cofounders of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, according to a list provided to PBS News.

The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers. On Wednesday, Trump said the total cost of building the ballroom had ballooned to $300 million , a full $100 more than what was originally announced.

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