President Donald Trump hosted a lavish fundraiser to support his $250 million White House ballroom Wednesday evening, brushing aside the atmosphere of bitter partisan gridlock brought on by the U.S. government shutdown to wine and dine his wealthy guests.
Trump invited dozens of donors helping to bankroll the under-construction ballroom with gold-lettered invitations. In attendance were representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Palantir Technologies, according to a guest list seen by The Wall Street Journal.
