Trump's Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal

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Source: New York Times

Trump's Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal


Donald Trump Jr. has become part of the Beltway military-industrial complex, even as his father is setting policy priorities that are likely to benefit the companies he has invested in. Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.

By Eric Lipton
https://www.nytimes.com/by/eric-lipton
Eric Lipton investigates the ways President Trump and his family make money through their ties to the federal government. He reported from Washington.
Oct. 24, 2025

It is a bold plan. A team of defense industry start-ups envisions a new fleet of miniaturized, unmanned aircraft carriers stuffed with autonomous killer drones, antiaircraft missiles and torpedoes that will take on just about any enemy at sea.

And this group pitching the Pentagon comes with an unusual sweetener: close financial ties to President Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is positioned to profit considerably if this ambitious but unproven venture succeeds.

The proposal by the two companies -- Puerto Rico-based Red Cat, with drone parts supplied by Unusual Machines, based in Orlando, Fla. -- reflects the unprecedented role the president's sons are playing, not only as supporters of their father's policies but also as investors in ventures selling to agencies their father controls.

Unusual Machines gave Donald Trump Jr. 200,000 shares of its stock late last year in return for his help as an adviser. The shares are now worth about $2.6 million. Though officials at the company and the Pentagon say Mr. Trump's son has not reached out to the Defense Department on their behalf, he has relationships with some high-level figures there.

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Eric Lipton is a Times investigative reporter, who digs into a broad range of topics from Pentagon spending to toxic chemicals.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/eric-lipton

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/politics/trump-drones-pentagon.html

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1. I don't want to hear another f&cking word about Hunter Biden using his father's presidency

to gain some business advantage. Not. Another. Fucking. Word.

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2. I'm with you.

[popsdenver]

3. As always

every last thing they accuse the Dems of doing, is already being done by them......keeping the dems in a constant state of wasting time defending themselves.....

And why not.......it keeps on working, every time......