Amazon, Google and Meta are among the big tech giants paying for Trump’s White House auditorium

Trump is demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make way for a large, gilded ballroom. The president says taxpayers will not foot the $300 million bill, and that private donors, including himself, will foot the bill.

Big Tech will pay much of that amount, if the list of donors released by the White House on Thursday is accurate (although it does not show how much each has contributed). The list includes some of the country’s largest technology companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. Google-owned YouTube has already agreed to pay more than $20 million for the project as part of a plan Controversial settlement to Trump’s lawsuit ends in 2021 And companies are Major donors to Trump nonprofits.“

Cryptocurrencies are also well represented, with donations from Ripple, Tether America, Coinbase, and both the Winklevoss twins (Cameron and Tyler appear separately). Defense and communications giants such as Lockheed Martin, Comcast, T-Mobile and Palantir also appear.