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May 30, 2026 Trump administration directed military funding to a company where Donald Trump Jr. is an adviser and shareholder Corroborated Economic Structure
Family financial ties to a drone program benefiting from a war effort raise questions about self-dealing amid active conflict.
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- Trump Jr. profits from drone war through Unusual Machines stake — The Pentagon's $1.1 billion Drone Dominance program is targeting 300,000 low-cost attack drones by the end of 2027. The Trump administration is in talks to direct funding to companies including Unusual Machines, in which Donald Trump Jr. is an adviser and shareholder. Stocks across the drone sector surged 33 to 57 percent on the news of the program. This represents family war-profiteering occurring simultaneously with American personnel injuries at a Kuwaiti air base.
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Week 72 – 2026-05-30–2026-06-05
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