If you’ve been wondering how exactly the whole “companies bribe the president by contributing to his gaudy monstrosity of a ballroom” thing works, join the club.

Now, now. These aren’t bribes; they’re donations!

Just ask Meredith O’Rourke, one of President Donald Trump’s top fundraisers who is apparently in charge of this thing. She doesn’t work for the government. In fact, she literally works for Trump’s campaign—still.

O’Rourke isn’t just good at getting bribes, er, donations. She specializes in the sort of complicated, shady fundraising that this ballroom requires.

Remember how during his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump oddly set up a GoFundMe for Hurricane Helene relief? Donors gave money to the GoFundMe, and GoFundMe then turned around and paid out that donor money—but only afte

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