"Facing headwinds at home,
Trump signals eagerness to
make deals at China Summit"
today until Friday 5/15 with
President Xi
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"Facing headwinds at home,
Trump signals eagerness to
make deals at China Summit"
today until Friday 5/15 with
President Xi
Trump parades down runway
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washingtonpost.com/ Wed., 5/13/26
Headline with Photos = FRONT PAGE
Post owner Jeff Bezos, AMAZON owner
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washingtonpost.com/ politics/ 2026/04/21/
trump-ballroom-donor-deal.html
37 billionaire individuals/
couples as well as corporate
donors who want their name
on TRUMP BALLROOM credit/honor
as far as signing the check
___________________________
(crypto "industry")
Tyler Winklevoss
Cameron Winklevoss
Coinbase
Ripple
Tether
_____________________
(tobacco)
Altria Group
Reynolds American
_____________________
(Communications)
Comcast
T-Mobile
Hard Rock International
_____________________
(Tech billionaires)
Meta
HP
Micron Technology
Amazon
Apple
Palantir Technologies
Microsoft
____________________
(Defense "industries")
Booz Allen Hamilton
Lockheed Martin
____________________
(Energy)
Union Pacific
Caterpillar
NextEra Energy
Paolo Tiramani
____________________
(Trump insiders: billionaires)
Lutnick Family
Kelly Loeffler & J. Sprecher (spouse)
Benjamin Leon, Jr.
_____________________
Individual donors
Konstantin Sokolov
J.Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
Stefan E. Brodie
Charles & Marissa Cascarilla
Edward & Shari Glazer
Harold Hamm
Stephen E. Schwarzman
_____________________
Philanthropy
Adelson Family Foundation
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Fdtn.
_____________________
Tech Giants 8
Crypto 5
Energy & Industrial 4
Philanthropy 3
Trump Insiders 3
Com. / Entertainment 3
Big Tobacco 2
Defense industrial complex 2
Individuals 7
= 37
Republicans are sweating about
the White House ballroom and
re-build of East Wing after
2025 demolishing when Congress
wasn't consulted . . .
axios.com May 13
reporter Hans Nichols
Answer of
Millennials, Gen X, Gen Z
- - - increasingly unlikely to socialize or even speak to your
neighbors living feet away from your front door - - -axios.com/
2026/05/13/americans-neighbors-socializing-less
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nytimes.com/2026/05/12/
analytic article by
Andrew Duehren
&
Alan Feuer
business/trump-suit-irs.html
Ana Swanson analysis
4 a.m. Wed. May 13, 2026
a year into Trump's final term in office
he saves most of his caustic criticism for
Europe and Asian allies such as Japan and S. Korea - -
NOW
he's hoping to restore or increase U.S. exports to China's
consumers
SOYBEANS,
ETHANOL
Beef
Sorghum
nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/
politics/trump-china-trade-us.html