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REMEMBER...While Trump is pimping a "drone empire" on top of his ballroom, DON JR. & ERIC INVESTED IN DRONES.
seems bad
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-20T22:59:18.842Z
Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran
Politics Apr 3, 2026 4:17 PM EDT
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/company-backed-by-trump-sons-looks-to-sell-drone-interceptors-to-gulf-states-being-attacked-by-iran
NEW YORK (AP) — A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump's two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father.
The sales drive by Florida-based Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began.
WATCH: Prediction markets, pardons spark questions over who's profiting from Trump's presidency
"These countries are under enormous pressure to buy from the sons of the president so he will do what they want," said Richard Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush. "This is going to be the first family of a president to make a lot of money off war — a war he didn't get the consent of Congress for."
Politics Apr 3, 2026 4:17 PM EDT
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/company-backed-by-trump-sons-looks-to-sell-drone-interceptors-to-gulf-states-being-attacked-by-iran
NEW YORK (AP) — A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump's two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father.
The sales drive by Florida-based Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began.
WATCH: Prediction markets, pardons spark questions over who's profiting from Trump's presidency
"These countries are under enormous pressure to buy from the sons of the president so he will do what they want," said Richard Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush. "This is going to be the first family of a president to make a lot of money off war — a war he didn't get the consent of Congress for."
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