Washington. After Donald Trump became President of America for the second time, his team has raised donations on a large scale. A media house report has revealed that after the election, Trump and his close ones collected about 2 billion dollars (18 thousand crore rupees) for different funds and schemes. This amount is more than the amount collected for his election campaign.
According to the report, through government documents, funding records and interviews with several people, it was found that there were at least 346 major donors, each of whom donated $2.5 lakh or more. More than $500 million came from these people alone. Of these, 200 are donors who or whose businesses benefited from the decisions of the Trump government. This includes 6 Indian-origin businessmen like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella. These benefits include many things. Someone got pardon from the President, the cases against someone got closed, some company got big government contracts, then someone got direct access to the White House or got a big post in the government. Although the report says that it is difficult to prove that someone gave money and got direct benefit in return, but it is certain that this relationship between money and benefits raises questions.
Trump’s team created several different avenues to raise money. The largest of these is MAGA (Make America Great Again), which is a super PAC. PAC is an organization which collects money for politics and supports a candidate or party with that money. It raised about $200 million between November 2024 and June 2025. Apart from this, the committee formed for Trump’s swearing-in ceremony raised about 240 million dollars, which is the highest in the history of America. Not only this, donations are also being taken to build a magnificent ballroom in the White House. Trump says that about $350 million has been raised for this, although the media house has received confirmation from donors worth about $100 million.
