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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Shouldn't We Care That NBC's Parent Company Is Helping to Pay for Trump's New Ballroom?

The arrangement works like this: Major corporations contribute undisclosed sums to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit handling fundraising for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom annex. In return, donors reportedly receive White House dinner invitations and potential name inscriptions inside the building, tangible symbols of access to an administration their news divisions scrutinize daily. This isn't merely optics. It's a structural conflict that undermines the premise of independent journalism.
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US politics
fromAxios
1 week ago

Candlelight, big checks and a corporate-backed ballroom: Ethics experts warn of Trump project

A White House fundraiser for a $200 million ballroom hosted industry leaders with government contracts, raising concerns about coercion, reciprocity, and influence over presidential decision-making.
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