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By Kit Maher, Kristen Holmes, Alejandra Jaramillo

(CNN) — President Donald Trump hosted several high-dollar donors and investors for a “Legacy Dinner” in recognition of their support for his $200 million ballroom project at the White House on Wednesday night.

Construction on the 90,000-square-foot ballroom began in September, a project that Trump said would allow space for “tens of thousands” of people during the course of a year.

“The American presidents need to be able to showcase our country,” Trump said, calling the project a “really historic effort.”

Representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, T-Mobile, Tether and Palantir were among those who attended the dinner in the East Room, according t

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