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April 7, 2026
Digby's Hullabaloo
No need to be concerned about any conflicts of interest. The Trump family is as honest as the day is long: 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. “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.” [] The Trump brothers’ deal with Powerus could give them sizable equity stakes. Their father, as commander in chief, launched the strikes with Israel against Iran over a month ago that began the war, the impetus for why these Gulf countries now need protection. The Trump brothers are known experts in the field of drone warfare so it’s perfectly understandable that they would be involved with this company. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that their father has started a war for no reason that will boost the value of
Digby's Hullabaloo
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