{"id":48557,"date":"2026-06-06T12:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=48557"},"modified":"2026-06-06T12:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:56:34","slug":"pay-to-play-loyalty-program-trump-ballroom-donors-have-been-handed-50-billion-in-federal-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/pay-to-play-loyalty-program-trump-ballroom-donors-have-been-handed-50-billion-in-federal-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pay-to-Play Loyalty Program\u2019: Trump Ballroom Donors Have Been Handed $50 Billion in Federal Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US President Donald Trump holds artists\u2019 renderings as he talks to reporters about his proposed White House ballroom next to the worksite on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCorporations wrote big checks to build Trump\u2019s golden ballroom,\u201d said Rep. Jason Crow. \u201cNow they\u2019re receiving billions of dollars in kickbacks\u2014paid for by your tax dollars.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Prager<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 05, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Elizabeth Warren<\/a> suggested<\/a> President Donald Trump<\/a> is running a \u201cpay-to-play loyalty program for wealthy donors\u201d after a report on Thursday revealed that more than half the companies that contributed to his White House<\/a> ballroom project have been awarded government contracts over the last six months, totaling over $50 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examining the 27 publicly known corporate donors to the president\u2019s $400 million gold-plated vanity project, the watchdog group Public Citizen<\/a> found<\/a> that 14 of them\u2014more than half\u2014had received either new or expanded contracts over the past six months after donating millions to the ballroom and appearing at a lavish White House banquet<\/a> in October as Trump prepared to demolish the building\u2019s East Wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over two-thirds, 19 of the 27 companies, received government contracts since fiscal year 2021, totaling over $338 billion. At least 16 out of 27 are also either facing federal enforcement actions and\/or have had them suspended by the Trump administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese giant corporations aren\u2019t funding the Trump ballroom fiasco out of the goodness of their hearts. They have massive interests before the federal government, and they hope to curry favor with, and receive favorable treatment from, the Trump administration,\u201d said\u00a0Public Citizen<\/a>\u00a0democracy<\/a>\u00a0advocate Jon Golinger, an author of the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Public Citizen, more than half of the publicly identified corporate donors to Trump\u2019s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth over $50 billion during the past six months.

See what this was always about? pic.twitter.com\/Y7hbOlkevI<\/a><\/p>— Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>