Eric, Don Jr. invest in military drone company amid Iran war 

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Eric, Don Jr. invest in military drone company amid Iran war: Lindsey Granger | RISING

Eric, Don Jr. invest in military drone company amid Iran war: Lindsey Granger | RISING

The business of war has always been lucrative. But when the people making money are tied directly to the people making policy, it raises questions Americans should be asking.  

A new military drone company called Powerus, backed by investors including the president’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is planning a strange corporate move: merging with a Florida golf course holding company to create a publicly traded drone business. The deal would combine a defense technology firm with a company that owns golf courses near Orlando, including Kissimmee Bay Country Club and Remington Golf Club. According to the announcement, those courses could even become testing grounds for drone systems.  

It’s an unusual pairing. But the bigger issue is who stands to benefit.  

Powerus says it builds autonomous drones for military and high-risk environments and wants to scale production to more than 10,000 drones a........

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