Rachel Maddow, MSNBC’s top host, publicly criticised parent company Comcast for financially supporting the White House’s costly East Wing ballroom construction project. The White House recently disclosed a list of 37 corporations and individual donors, including Google and Apple, that have contributed to the $300m project. However, Comcast, which also owns MSNBC, is the only one among them that manages media companies. Maddow pointed out this conflict of interest, given MSNBC’s typically left-leaning views.