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Donald Trump Jr. holds a multimillion-dollar stake in Unusual Machines (UMAC), an American drone and component manufacturer, where he serves as an investor and advisory board member. The company has secured significant contracts with the U.S. Army to manufacture drone motors. [1, 2, 3]
Additionally, Trump Jr. is a partner at 1789 Capital, a venture capital firm that invests heavily in defense technology. Both firms have drawn attention for expanding their reach in the military-tech and aerospace sectors following these investments. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Unusual Machines Rises on Pentagon Wins
Donald Trump Jr.'s involvement in Unusual Machines has boosted the company's profile as it aims to manufacture drone parts in the U.S. to comply with Pentagon procurement policies. You can track the company's progress and stock performance via Yahoo Finance. [1, 2]
For more details on Unusual Machines' product lines—which include Fat Shark goggles and Rotor Riot drone parts—visit the official Unusual Machines Website. [1, 2, 3]
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[### Warren, Crow Demand Answers on Federal Contracts ... House.gov
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Jun 4, 2026 — The venture capital firm 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. works ... drone companies, including Unusual Machines. The drone company ...Read more
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[### Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. Got a Deal After White ...
ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org › Archive](https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-deal-white-house)
May 28, 2026 — Among the companies under review was Unusual Machines, a Florida drone parts maker, a Defense official said. Trump Jr. sits on the company's ...Read more
[### DoD Contracts and Loans
Senator Elizabeth Warren (.gov)
https://www.warren.senate.gov › media › doc › s...](https://www.warren.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/doc/senator_warren_questions_for_the_record_for_secretary_hegseth_on_ethics_conflicts_in_defense_contracting.pdf)
Please provide a list of each DoD contract awarded to drone company Unusual. Machines. ○ Secretary Hegseth, was the award process for each contract awarded to ...Read more
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[### After Unusual Machines Names Donald Trump Jr. To New ...
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com › Billionaires](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/10/29/donald-trump-jr-ultimate-machines-defense-contracts-drones/)
Oct 29, 2025 — Donald Trump Jr. joined Unusual Machines' advisory board in November 2024, echoing his father's political position on trade in the announcement ...Read more
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[### Don Trump Jr. Makes Instant Millions From Pentagon Pete ...
The Daily Beast
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May 28, 2026 — Unusual Machines, a Florida-based drone parts maker in which President Donald Trump's eldest son is a major investor holding millions of ...Read more
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[### A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump's two ...
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Don Jr. also recently purchased over 331,000 shares in another drone firm, Unusual Machines, worth roughly $5.5 million, and sits on the ...Read more
[### Donald Trump Jr. joins drone maker Unusual Machines ...
CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com › 2024/11/27 › unusual-machine...](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/27/unusual-machines-shares-soar-donald-trump-jr-joins-advisory-board.html)
Nov 27, 2024 — Donald Trump Jr., the son of President-elect Donald Trump, said "the need for drones is obvious" as he joined the advisory board of Unusual ...
[### Companies see boost from Trump admin after adding Don ...
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Jan 15, 2026 — Just weeks after the 2024 election, drone maker Unusual Machines announced that Don Jr. joined its newly-created advisory board, immediately ...Read more
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[### Powerus Secures $30M Investment from Unusual Machines
Tectonic Defense
https://www.tectonicdefense.com › News](https://www.tectonicdefense.com/powerus-secures-30m-investment-from-unusual-machines/)
Jun 17, 2026 — On the Powerus side, the company announced investment from the president's eldest sons, Eric and Don Jr., in March, along with plans to go ...Read more
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MPU Producer/Host - Alex Kennell
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And what happened to each of them after 1789? Capital invested. And I'll add it all up right here as we go.
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In July 2025, 1789, invested in a company called Hadrian Automation.
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Hadrian was founded in 2020 and had no significant government contracts.
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Eight months later, it won a $900 million Navy contract to build automated submarine factories and an $80 million Army contract.
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That's $980 million total, all to a company that had never won a major government contract before.
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Don Jr's fond invested in Here's another one. Firehawk aerospace, whose entire government contract history fits in a single line.
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It had just one contract in 2022, and then 1789 invests and suddenly there winning Air Force and Space Force deals worth $8.9 million, plus a land gift in Oklahoma.
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And sometimes the perk goes beyond the money.
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1789 invested in reflection AI in 2025, and by May 2026, it became one of only eight AI companies in the country allowed to deploy inside Pentagon classified networks.
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Here's a company called Andrew that makes the autonomous weapons systems that define modern warfare, like drones and AI powered surveillance towers, and after 1789, invested.
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In June of 2025, the company won a $367 million border surveillance contract and a $23.9 million Army deal.
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It also has a potential 20 billion. Yes. Billion with AB.
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Army consolidation deal in the works so big a number that it totally dwarfs everything else on this list, but we can't even count it.
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So I'll just do 367 million plus 23.9 million.
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of all of these, there's one example that stands apart because this is one where we have proof the white House directly intervened.
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Falcon elements, a three year old startup with 30 employees that makes rare earth magnets.
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In August 2025, 1789, invested in Vulcan as a part of a $65 million funding round.
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Three months later, the Pentagon gave them a $620 million loan.
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Rare earth magnets are vital to military technology, and as the name suggests, they are rare. China has complete dominance over the industry.
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Both Democrats and Republicans have tried to change that. So Trump isn't the first to consider a loan of this sort.
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it went out without competitive bids without the technical disclosures that are used to verify whether a project is even viable before public money goes in.
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That was waived.
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the push for this loan came directly from Peter Navarro, Trump's senior trade adviser and a close personal friend of Don Jr.
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So close that Don Jr visited Navarro in prison and was one of the few people Navarro's latest book was dedicated He's a friend legitimately can't believe that this is happening to him,
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One Pentagon employee told ProPublica that the call came, quote, from the white House.
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We have to get this done, Staff worked late nights for weeks to push the loan through when deals like this normally take months.
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the time of 1789, investment Vulcan was valued at around 200 million. After the Pentagon loan, the valuation jumped to nearly $2 billion.
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technically, this one's alone.
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Not a contract, but it's still $620 million of our tax money going to a three year old startup with fewer employees than your local target, with no competitive process in a phone call from the white House to push it through.
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Falcon elements, a three year old startup with 30 employees that makes rare earth magnets.
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In August 2025, 1789, invested in Vulcan as a part of a $65 million funding round.
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Three months later, the Pentagon gave them a $620 million loan.
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Rare earth magnets are vital to military technology, and as the name suggests, they are rare. China has complete dominance over the industry.
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Both Democrats and Republicans have tried to change that. So Trump isn't the first to consider a loan of this sort.
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it went out without competitive bids without the technical disclosures that are used to verify whether a project is even viable before public money goes in.
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That was waived.
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the push for this loan came directly from Peter Navarro, Trump's senior trade adviser and a close personal friend of Don Jr.
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So close that Don Jr visited Navarro in prison and was one of the few people Navarro's latest book was dedicated He's a friend legitimately can't believe that this is happening to him,
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One Pentagon employee told ProPublica that the call came, quote, from the white House.
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We have to get this done, Staff worked late nights for weeks to push the loan through when deals like this normally take months.
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the time of 1789, investment Vulcan was valued at around 200 million. After the Pentagon loan, the valuation jumped to nearly $2 billion.
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technically, this one's alone.
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Not a contract, but it's still $620 million of our tax money going to a three year old startup with fewer employees than your local target, with no competitive process in a phone call from the white House to push it through.
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So I'm going to count it So it turns out the fastest way to win a government contract is to put the president's son on your board.
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I want to bring us back to Eric, because this is where things get really egregious.
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Power us is a drone company that both brothers invested in, in April 2026, it won an Air Force contract to sell interceptor drones.
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How much was never disclosed. Then there's another drone company, Unusual Machines. Don Jr is an advisor with a financial stake in the company.
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An October 2025 at one what its own CEO called, quote, the largest government contract in the company's history.
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The amount was also never disclosed.
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Unusual machines signed a $5 million supply deal with powers, so government money flows to power.
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US powers, pays unusual machines, Eric gets paid and Don Jr gets paid twice. It's a loop.
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This is the type of mechanism that helps Don Jr go from 50 million to 300 million, and helps Eric go from 40 million to 400 million.
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The contracts don't go to them directly, but they do go to the companies and they own pieces of these companies. So every government contract makes those pieces worth much more.
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the fund is still growing.
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Currently managing $3.5 billion in assets with a stated goal of $10 billion.
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So how is any of this legal?
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If a mid-level contract worker at a Navy base owns stock in a company bidding for one of her contracts, she would lose her job. She would likely face criminal charges, too.
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for Don Jr and Eric, there's nothing. No law covers the president's children.
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There's no requirement to recuse themselves from decisions that benefit their investments.
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