Trump White House Sells Corporate Sponsorships for Easter Egg Roll, Marking New Level of Institutional Capture

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

The 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll marked an unprecedented moment of corporate capture, with tech giants Meta, YouTube, and Amazon purchasing sponsorship packages ranging from $75,000 to $200,000. These packages included branded activation spaces, event brunch tickets, and potential meet-and-greet opportunities, transforming a traditional presidential event into a corporate marketing platform.

Key Actors

Donald Trump Trump Administration Meta YouTube Amazon Mark Zuckerberg Jeff Bezos

Tags

government-contracts corporate-access trump-administration institutional-capture corporate-sponsorship

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