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Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta accounted for the remaining amount [^3].\n\nWhite House spokesman Davis Ingle commented on the disclosures. Ingle stated contributors were improving the People's House. He condemned the leak of the internal document [^4].\n\nPolitico reported separately that Donald Trump is consulting allies about replacing White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles. 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