Paolo Tiramani, founder of a Las Vegas modular housing company, heard that Donald Trump wanted to build a large, gold-emblazoned ballroom in the White House and he spied an opportunity.
Tiramani quickly wrote a $10mn cheque, via a fund, joining dozens of deep-pocketed donors in bankrolling Trump’s latest real estate scheme, and getting a personal audience with the president.
The money was an “appreciation of what the president is doing”, said Tiramani, who was invited to dine with Trump alongside billionaires Ike Perlmutter and oil mogul Harold Hamm.
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