Secret documents reveal donors behind $330M for Trump's ballroom

One commenter posted a donor list attributed to citizen.org that names major corporate and individual gifts allegedly backing the $330M ballroom project: Apple ($25M), Adelson Family Foundation ($25M), an unidentified $25M donor, Alphabet/Google ($22M), Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation ($20.2M), an unidentified $12.5M donor, Lockheed Martin ($10M), Microsoft ($10M), Palantir ($10M), and Paolo Tiramani/Boxabl (~$10M). Another commenter argued that purchases of these companies’ products mean ordinary customers are effectively contributing too.

Others responded with a mix of mockery and political observation. Several joked about the donor list being all men and riffed on Trump playing YMCA at a high-society ball, using the irony of a gay-anthem tune in that setting for comic effect. One commenter asserted that Trump has had some LGBTQ connections in personnel choices, citing a named former trans security adviser and a podcast, and argued that a “don’t tell the boss things they don’t want to hear” culture has affected the U.S. intelligence community under a potential second term. Another quipped that a woman would simply be added to do security analysis for the ballroom’s bunker.