WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said his $300 million White House ballroom will be paid for “100% by me and some friends of mine.”

The White House released a list of 37 donors, including crypto billionaires, charitable organizations, sports team owners, powerful financiers, tech and tobacco giants, media companies, longtime supporters of Republican causes, and several of the president’s neighbors in Palm Beach, Florida.

Among them were two prominent Israeli-linked donors — close Trump ally and GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson and Israeli-American businessman and financier Isaac Perlmutter.

Adelson and her Adelson Family Foundation, which focuses on strengthening Israel and the Jewish people, are long-time allies of Trump.

While speaking in the Knesset during a visit to Israel last month, Trump gave Adelson — who was in attendance — a shoutout, noting her role in pushing for him to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2017. He added that she and her late husband Sheldon made more trips to the White House than anyone else.

“Look at her sitting there so innocently. She’s got $60 billion in the bank,” Trump joked about the majority owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.

Perlmutter’s contribution came through his........

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