仅事实
在道德争议中开始建设由捐赠者资助的白宫舞厅
摘要
唐纳德·特朗普总统启动了一个新的白宫舞厅建设项目，资金来自私人捐赠者和他本人，此举引发了关于潜在利益冲突的道德质疑。
唐纳德·特朗普总统已开始建设一个新的白宫舞厅，面积达90,000平方英尺，预计造价为2.5亿美元。该项目由总统个人资金和私人捐赠者的捐款共同资助，其中包括谷歌、洛克希德·马丁和Palantir等大型企业。
这种资金模式引发了专家们的道德担忧。布什政府白宫前首席伦理律师理查德·佩因特称该项目为“伦理噩梦”，并表达了担忧，认为这可能被视为一种“付费游戏计划”。
10月15日，白宫为潜在捐赠者举办了一场晚宴，出席的高级管理人员来自美国知名企业，包括黑石集团、OpenAI、微软、Coinbase、Palantir、洛克希德·马丁、亚马逊和谷歌。
法庭文件显示，YouTube将作为与特朗普总统就其账户因2021年1月6日美国国会大厦骚乱后被暂停一案的和解协议的一部分，向该项目捐赠2200万美元。
白宫坚持认为该舞厅将服务于未来的政府，强调此次翻新不会给美国纳税人带来任何费用。然而，新舞厅的规模引发了其可能被用于政治募款的担忧。
与国家公园管理局合作的非营利组织“国家广场信托”负责管理此次翻新的捐款。虽然白宫承诺将公布捐赠者名单，但官方名单尚未发布。
新舞厅旨在解决现有大型场地不足以举办国宴及其他活动的问题，因为白宫通常在南草坪搭建帐篷用于此类场合。
来源
BBC首次报道于此
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