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Pentagon Awards Dell a Contract Worth Nearly $10 Billion After Trump Purchases Shares

HeadlineMay 29, 2026

Government ethics watchdogs are sounding the alarm after the Pentagon granted a contract to the U.S. technology company Dell worth $9.7 billion. The contract was secured despite financial disclosures revealing President Trump purchased shares of Dell worth up to $5 million ahead of the deal. Trump has repeatedly urged people at public events to buy Dell computers. In response, Public Citizen’s Robert Weissman said, “It is impossible to know where personal profit making ends and policymaking starts with this president.”

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