Trump’s $250M White House Banquet Hall Fundraiser Draws Ripple (XRP), Coinbase and Gemini Executives

According to financefeeds and disclosed by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Trump hosted a fundraising dinner at the White House to support a $250 million banquet hall construction plan. The gathering, held on the 15th day of the government shutdown, aimed to secure capital for the proposed ~9,000 square meter expansion first outlined in July. Attendees reportedly included executives from crypto firms Gemini, Coinbase and Ripple, as well as representatives from major tech and defense companies such as Meta, Google, Amazon, Lockheed Martin and Microsoft. Financial observers will track the donor composition and any regulatory or governance considerations arising from private-sector participation in a federally adjacent project.

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