The Canada Brief

Politics · 19 d ago

The White House

Apple pledged US$25 million to Trump's White House ballroom

Pledged by Apple, and by Nvidia

25 US$ million each

Apple and Nvidia each pledged US$25 million, according to a leaked donor list, making them two of the ballroom's largest donors.

Tech pledges on the list

  1. 1 Apple, Nvidia: US$25M each
  2. 2 Google: US$22M
  3. 3 Microsoft, Palantir: US$10M each
  4. 4 Amazon, Meta: US$5M each

Google committed US$22 million from a lawsuit settlement, Microsoft and Palantir US$10 million each, and Amazon and Meta US$5 million each.

Estimated cost of the ballroom

600 US$ million

Private pledges on the list total US$333 million, while a June contractor estimate put the ballroom at about US$600 million, more than half of it from taxpayers.

What we know

  • US$333 million in private pledges listed
  • The East Wing was demolished to build it

Not yet

  • The ballroom's final cost

Donations go through a nonprofit into a White House account controlled by Trump, amounts were never disclosed, and the White House vows to pursue those responsible for the leak.