O'Rourke, Trump's donor-whisperer, is seldom far from his side. Ken Cedeno/REUTERSMany of those companies and individuals have gone on to benefit from regulatory decisions made by the White House after their donations landed. Many donors have kicked in on Trump's monstrous White House East Wing ballroom plans. That effort has only intensified since he retook the White House the following January, with O’Rourke firmly at its helm. SoftBank went to the White House offering to help and was steered toward the library, where the Japanese conglomerate put up $50 million.