Donald Trump ’s ongoing quest to turn the White House into a satellite branch of Mar-a-Lago got a boost this week when YouTube agreed to pay the president $22 million to settle a lawsuit Trump filed against the company over his suspension from the site following the 2021 attack on the Capitol. The money is expected to go toward the renovation of the White House ballroom.

Trump sued YouTube in 2021 for freezing his account, a move prompted by a video of Trump telling reporters, days after the insurrection, that his speech at the “Stop the Steal” rally was “totally appropriate” and that attempts to impeach him were “causing tremendous anger.” He also filed similar suits against Meta—the parent company of Instagram and Facebook—and X. His X account was restored in 2022, while his Meta

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