Alphabet Funds Trumpâs $250M White House Ballroom Blowout
In a dazzling plot twist worthy of reality TV, Alphabet (yes, Googleâs mom) generously chipped in $22 millionâabout 10% of the jaw-dropping $250 million price tagâto help Trump demolish the historic East Wing for his flashy new White House ballroom. Their donation, a legal settlement after Trumpâs two-year YouTube blackout post-January 6 Capitol riot, is ironically paid to the Trust for the National Mall, the group passionate about preserving history. Big names like Blackstone, Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and AI giant OpenAI dined with Trump on October 15 to discuss funding. McCrery Architects, known for church cathedrals not party rooms, bulldozed the original wing with Clark Construction and giant AECOM engineers on the job. Trump swears the ballroom isn't technically touching the old buildingâit 'pays total respect,' he claimsâwhile the world watches East Wing crumble.
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Alphabet sponsors Trumpâs demolition party by donating $22 million of a $250 million ballroom build â because nothing screams patriotism like a courtroom settlement that pays to tear down history.
Imagine suing YouTube for demonetizing your opinions and then asking them to help fund your $250 million party room demolition. Only in 2025, folks.
Alphabet just turned Trumpâs YouTube silence into a white elephant ballroom funded by tech giants and military overlords. Is this what diversity in donor dinners looks like?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/22/2025 | Author: Katherine Li
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