A 2025 Public Citizen report found that a majority of corporations known to have donated to the White House ballroom were represented by three lobbying firms: Miller Strategies, Ballard Partners, and Michael Best Strategies.
January 01, 2025
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Summary finding from a 2025 Public Citizen report that analyzed lobby disclosure forms and lobbying records.
A 2025 Public Citizen report identified that Ballard Partners represented 11 corporations that donated to the White House ballroom, including Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Comcast, Extremity Care, Hard Rock International, NextEra Energy, Palantir, Reynolds American, Ripple, T-Mobile, and Vantive.
January 01, 2025
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List of donor clients attributed to Ballard Partners in the 2025 Public Citizen analysis of lobbying disclosures.
A 2025 Public Citizen report identified that Miller Strategies represented six corporations that donated to the White House ballroom: Altria, Apple, Comcast, Micron Technology, Palantir, and Tether.
January 01, 2025
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List of donor clients attributed to Miller Strategies in the 2025 Public Citizen analysis of lobbying disclosures.
A 2025 Public Citizen report identified that Michael Best Strategies represented five corporations that donated to the White House ballroom: Hard Rock International, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Ripple, and T-Mobile.
January 01, 2025
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List of donor clients attributed to Michael Best Strategies in the 2025 Public Citizen analysis of lobbying disclosures.
Public Citizen is a progressive watchdog organization that organizes public demonstrations and advocacy campaigns to defend democratic norms and to oppose perceived executive overreach.
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Describes the organizational purpose and framing of Public Citizen as presented in coverage of the 'No Kings' demonstrations.
Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert characterized democratic government as a system based on checks and balances in which elected officials answer to voters and votes matter.
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Summarizes a stated definition of 'democracy' offered by a Public Citizen leader in public commentary about protests.