Closer to the construction of a huge dance hall at the White House is located Donald Trumpsince with the amounts he raises from lawsuits he has now accumulated a sufficient amount to continue his grand plan. This amount is now added to the amount to pay the YouTube to the US president to settle Trump’s lawsuit on the platform.
YouTube is one of the online platforms that reached an agreement with the US president after Meta and X (Twitter). Donald Trump’s lawyer pointed out that the amount will be paid to a fund mainly funding its construction dancing hall that the Republican wants to add to the White House.
On January 12, 2021, YouTube suspended Trump’s account, explaining that the US president violated the platform regulations by calling on his supporters to participate in mobilizations to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
On January 6, hundreds of protesters had invaded the Capitol to protest his victory Joe Biden.
YouTube restored Trump’s account in March 2023.
Meta (Facebook) agreed at the end of January 2025 to pay $ 21 million to Trump, who had appealed against her accusing her of suspending his account unjustifiably. A few weeks later the X paid $ 10m in compensation to the US president.
The Media Observatory Media Matters He estimated that YouTube’s decision to pay compensation to Trump is “a shameful and short -sighted capitulation”.
Angelo Karuzone, president of the Observatory, commented that the YouTube decision “is equivalent to encourage Trump and his efforts to stifle any opposite voice, forcing the media and online platforms to comply,” he added.
Moreover, many lawyers estimated that Trump’s legal arguments were not sufficient for the court to justify it. They explained that, as youtube, Meta and X are private companies, nothing prevents them from regulating the content posted on them.
In addition to YouTube, Meta and X, many journalism groups have also come up with a compromise with Trump.
In July, the CBS agreed to pay $ 16 million in order to withdraw the US president’s appeal. Trump accused the television network of a mounted interview excerpt that had been given to it Kamala In the midst of a pre -election period.
In December, ABC agreed to pay $ 15 million to Republican.