The White House released a list of the donors paying for the ballroom to be built on the former site of the East Wing.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the 90,000-square-foot facility will cost “about $300 million” — up from the previously released estimate of $200 million.
Trump has said the ballroom will be paid for by himself and donors, with no taxpayer money being used.
The donor list included these companies with Bay Area ties:
• Apple, Cupertino
• Coinbase, digital currency. Founded in San Francisco and has an office there, though it claims no physical headquarters.
• Google, Mountain View.
• HP Inc., Palo Alto
• Meta Platforms, Menlo Park
• Microsoft. Based in Seattle but has a significant Bay Area workforce, including at a Mountain View hub.
• P

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