Trump’s Sons Score Pentagon Drone Deal Amid Controversial Iran Conflict

Donald Trump’s sons are cashing in on their father’s covert war in the Middle East with a lucrative Pentagon contract to supply interceptor drones. Donald Jr. and Eric Trump joined the board of Powerus, a drone startup based in West Palm Beach, after a merger with a golf club company they backed took the firm public earlier this year. Powerus now stands to benefit directly from its ties to the Trump family as it sells its Guardian-2 counter-drone system to the U.S. Air Force.

The Guardian-2 is designed to counter Iranian Shahed drones, a key threat in the ongoing conflict that President Trump launched on February 28 without congressional authorization. The administration continues to dodge legal scrutiny by claiming the war is “over” due to a ceasefire, even as experts warn this is a loophole to avoid seeking Congress’s approval under the War Powers Resolution.

Powerus’s co-founder Brett Velicovich insists the deal was won on merit, pointing to a successful demonstration in Arizona and insisting the Air Force prioritized operational needs over nepotism. Yet congressional Democrats have already expressed concerns about conflicts of interest, requesting investigations into Pentagon contracts awarded to companies linked to the president’s sons.

Former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter warns Gulf states involved in the conflict are under intense pressure to buy from Trump-linked companies, turning the war into a profit center for the first family. Meanwhile, legal experts predict the administration may simply rename the military operation to reset the 60-day congressional approval clock, allowing the Trump family to continue profiting without oversight.

This latest deal is emblematic of the Trump era’s pay-to-play corruption, where personal enrichment and war profiteering collide with unchecked executive power. As the Pentagon and Powerus remain tight-lipped, the urgent questions remain: How deep does this conflict of interest go, and who really benefits from a war fought without the people’s consent?