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Trump raised $330 million from secret donors to fund his White House ballroom project (along with hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars). Trump visited the construction site today, after major GOP election losses, to sign a metal beam and celebrate his "special structure."¹

The Washington Post recently revealed a list of the biggest ballroom donors: Palantir, Meta, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Apple, Google, and many other corporations donated at least $5 million each. Many of these companies and other donors have received government contracts or some form of preferential treatment from the Trump administration.^2,3

Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for an investigation into these donations, saying, "This looks like a blatant pay-to-play scheme where billionaires and corporations buy influence while American families pay the price."⁴ After Democrats flipped the House and Senate, they have the power to launch full investigations into the ballroom. We need to know how donors benefitted from their gifts to Trump so we can hold them accountable.

Sign the petition: Investigate White House ballroom donors and Trump for corruption!

The Trump administration gave Apple tariff exemptions, helping it avoid $21 billion in costs. The Defense Department handed Lockheed Martin $44.8 billion in government contracts. Palantir is Trump's go-to company for super-charging the government's mass surveillance of Americans. The fossil fuel industry and crypto insiders gave Trump money in private donations and benefited in major ways.⁵

The sitting president of the United States should not be able to receive private donations to fund his vanity projects, especially not from corporations with business before the government.

The public deserves full transparency on how and why money changed hands from mega-corporations to Trump's coffers.

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to investigate Trump's White House ballroom donations!

Sources:

1. New York Times, "A day after a stinging midterm defeat, Trump focuses on his ballroom." November 4, 2026.
2. Washington Post, "Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump's ballroom," October 15, 2026.
3. Center for American Progress, "Tracking the Return on Investment of Trump's Backers," November 2, 2026.
4. Washington Post, "Democrats press for more information about newly revealed ballroom donors," October 21, 2026.
5. Center for American Progress, "Tracking the Return on Investment of Trump's Backers," November 2, 2026.