Trump’s Pentagon Hands the Family Another Payday
Don Jr’s drone company just landed a multimillion-dollar deal with the Pentagon, proving the family business is still corruption.
Donald Trump Jr once called his father’s presidency a “movement to put America first.”
Oh, whoops. That was actually what Don Jr said while launching his family’s cheap gold Trump Phone. Either way, the message is the same: putting the Trump family first. First in line for profits. First in line for contracts. And first in line for taxpayer money.
A Florida-based drone manufacturer called Unusual Machines, backed by Don Jr, has just secured its largest-ever Pentagon contract, according to The Financial Times. The company will supply the U.S. Army with 3,500 drone motors and other parts, and the military is already expected to order another 20,000 components next year.
CEO Allan Evans declined to say how much the deal is worth, which is convenient considering the Defense Department has stopped releasing daily contract disclosures since the government shutdown began earlier this month. So while the government can’t pay workers or fund social programs, the Trump family somehow keeps finding new ways to get paid.
Don Jr joined Unusual Machines’ advisory board in 2024, right after Trump won the election. According to a financial disclosure, he owns 331,580 shares in the company valued at about $4 million.
That means the president’s son now stands to profit from a major U.S. military contract approved by the very administration run by his father.
The Official Story
A spokesperson for Unusual Machines told The Financial Times that “Don has never communicated with anyone in the Administration on behalf of Unusual Machines or about the contract in question.” The statement added that his advisory role “has nothing to do with interfacing with the government.”
And evil doll Brahms lookalike Jared Kushner’s $2 billion from the Saudis was just for his personality.
How We Got Here
Unusual Machines is one of several drone companies that have benefited from the Trump administration’s push to boost domestic manufacturing after Trump’s executive order to “unleash American drone dominance.” Soon after, the Pentagon cleared red tape, the contracts started flying, and somehow the president’s son ended up on the board of a company now cashing in.
Evans openly admitted that having Don Jr involved made it easier to raise money. Of course it did because when your dad runs the government, every boardroom becomes a fundraising opportunity.
The Family Business Model
The Center for American Progress estimates that the Trump family has already pocketed over $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since Trump’s return to the White House. That total includes $1.2 billion from the family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial.
That venture was backed by Binance, whose founder Changpeng Zhao was just pardoned by Trump. Binance helped launch the Trump family’s coin, and the pardon was reportedly worth $2 billion to its stablecoin business. Again, how convenient.
So, let’s connect the dots.
The president’s son joins a defense company.
The Pentagon gives that company its biggest deal.
The same president pardons a billionaire who helped launch his family’s crypto empire.
Everyone involved insists it’s all just a coincidence.
This is not a government. It’s a corrupt family-owned franchise.
Business As Usual
In any other presidency, this would trigger congressional hearings. In Trump’s, it’s barely news. If this were Democrats doing it, Republicans would be screaming from the rooftops. The lines between public service and private profit have disappeared, replaced with contracts, stock options, and commemorative gold Trump merch.
Trump’s presidency is a movement of money, from taxpayers to the Trump family’s pockets.
Because in Trump’s America, “America First” was never the mission. It was the marketing. The real motto is and always has been: Trump First. Everyone Else Later.
There has to be a way to lock up these corrupt people. If no Don the Con then go after his family! Use his medicine!
As Mel Brooks has said, "It's good to be King." This is an example. You can print money or create personal money and give it to your son, or anybody really. Except for the needy; they are a waste. It's a sin to waste, and you can't sin if you want to go to Heaven. Maybe Jesus was wrong and it is possible to love God and Mammon.