Trump ballroom's biggest donors are tech and telecom companies

The Washington Post obtained the donor list for Trump's White House ballroom: tech, telecom and crypto firms gave over $183 million. Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million, with Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Palantir and Cisco also donating. The expected budget has risen to $600 million, and taxpayers may cover about half.

• Tech, telecom and crypto firms donated over $183 million to the ballroom
• Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million
• Project budget rose to $600 million, with taxpayers possibly covering half
• $77 million in donations is unaccounted for and not subject to disclosure