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Eric Trump Touts $24 Million Pentagon Contract Awarded to His Robotics Company

HeadlineApr 24, 2026

President Trump’s son Eric Trump is touting a $24 million Pentagon contract awarded to the robotics firm Foundation Future Industries, where he serves as chief strategy adviser. The contract will fund testing of its “Phantom” humanoid robots for future military applications. Here’s Eric Trump speaking on Fox Business about the deal.

Eric Trump: “You know, I got involved with crypto in a very big way because we had to win that digital revolution. We have to win robotics in the United States of America.”

Democratic lawmakers have blasted the deal as a clear example of nepotism and corruption. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote, “Is the Pentagon just a cash machine for Trump’s kids now? This looks like corruption in plain sight.” 

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