仅事实
白宫舞厅项目引发资金和伦理担忧
摘要
唐纳德·特朗普总统计划在白宫建造一座耗资2.5亿美元的舞厅，资金由私人捐赠者提供，此举引发了关于捐赠者影响力和伦理问题的辩论。
唐纳德·特朗普总统已启动在白宫建设一座9万平方英尺舞厅的计划，预计耗资2.5亿美元。该项目通过私人捐款筹资，白宫报告称迄今已承诺近2亿美元。然而，政府未披露包括总统本人在内的个人捐款具体金额。
筹款活动吸引了洛克希德·马丁等大型企业的捐赠，该公司承诺捐款1000万美元，谷歌 reportedly 至少捐赠了500万美元。此外，YouTube与特朗普总统之间的一项法律和解也将2200万美元用于舞厅建设。
该项目遭到民主党领导人和伦理专家的批评。康涅狄格州参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔称该计划为“巨大的浪费”，并表达了对捐赠者可能影响联邦政策的担忧。华盛顿责任与伦理公民组织主席诺亚·布克宾德警告称，大额捐款可能影响公众对政府决策的信任。
伦理专家还提出了法律方面的担忧。前乔治·W·布什总统白宫法律顾问办公室首席伦理律师理查德·W·佩恩特指出，筹款活动可能违反联邦伦理规定和《反赤字法》，该法禁止联邦机构未经国会批准接受自愿服务或礼物。
白宫表示，舞厅将增强举办重大活动以表彰世界领导人和贵宾的能力。尽管存在争议，建设工作仍在进行，预计将在特朗普总统任期结束前完成。
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