Trump’s Ballroom Fundraising Taps Cash From Crypto, Tech Allies

President Donald Trump is constructing a $300 million White House ballroom with the force of a political campaign, tapping his former campaign finance director to raise money for the high-profile but controversial project.

Meredith O’Rourke and her team have fanned out across Washington to solicit donations from the executives and corporations that funded Trump’s 2024 campaign and inauguration, according to people familiar with the effort. She has connected with Republican lobbyists and their corporate clients to tout the opportunity to donate to a project the president has described as his gift to the country.

The White House has provided few ...