TechBALLROOM MONEY

Guest: Two tech giants' $25 million each, and who gets the credit

Each company reportedly gave twenty-five million dollars toward the project, the Post says; a ballroom with a very expensive guest list.

On air: Hank Ledger on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:12 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Reuters: “Nvidia, Apple each gave $25 million for Trump's ballroom, Washington Post reports”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 4:12 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Nvidia, Washington, Apple, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia for hands-free driving (October 15).

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ReutersNvidia, Apple each gave $25 million for Trump's ballroom, Washington Post reports

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNvidia and Apple each gave twenty-five million dollars toward the president's ballroom, according to the Washington Post, and that is fifty million between two phone-and-chip companies.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith us is Governor Wilmot Tisdale of Upper Marsh Hollow. Governor, what do you make of it?
Governor Wilmot TisdaleFor the sake of accuracy, Hank, I inspired those gifts.
Governor Wilmot TisdaleI mentioned generosity at a luncheon in the spring, and two trillion-dollar companies were clearly listening.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDid you speak to either company about it?
Governor Wilmot TisdaleFor the sake of accuracy, I spoke to both, about a ferry. Never a ballroom.
Governor Wilmot TisdaleBut if the ferry led to a ballroom, that is leadership, and I will take it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo you take credit for the ballroom money, but not for the ballroom.
Governor Wilmot TisdaleThe money is mine, the ballroom is my opponents' fault. For the sake of accuracy, they also invented the idea of ceilings.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCeilings.
Governor Wilmot TisdaleFor the sake of accuracy, the ceiling was a Tuesday, and I was against it until it polled well.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGovernor, thanks for having nothing to do with this.
Governor Wilmot TisdaleYou're welcome. I'll take credit for that too.