A Trump-backed drone company is reopening the old conflict-of-interest stench
A business tied to Trump’s sons is trying to sell drone-interceptor technology to Gulf states at the same moment the administration is shaping the security environment those states are responding to. That is exactly the kind of arrangement that makes Trump-world look less like government and more like a family franchise with a flag on top.
First recorded Apr 9, 2026·Meaningfully updated Apr 9, 2026
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A Trump-backed drone company is reopening the old conflict-of-interest stench
A business tied to Trump’s sons is trying to sell drone-interceptor technology to Gulf states at the same moment the administration is shaping the security environment those states are responding to. That is exactly the kind of arrangement that makes Trump-world look less like government and more like a family franchise with a flag on top.
A business tied to Trump’s sons is trying to sell drone-interceptor technology to Gulf states at the same moment the administration is shaping the security environment those states are responding to. That is exactly the kind of arrangement that makes Trump-world look less like government and more like a family franchise with a flag on top.
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