The Sons, Part 2: A Robot, a Golf Course Company, and Pentagon Drones (The Take, Ep 2)

Описание: A robot named Phantom. A golf course company that became a drone dealer. Part 2 of The Sons, from The Take, a sourced investigation into defense-contract conflicts of interest in the second Trump administration.

What the record shows:
• Fox Business (Apr 23, 2026) confirmed a $24 million Pentagon contract for Foundation Future Industries to test its "Phantom" humanoid robot with the Marine Corps. Eric Trump appeared on air as the company's chief strategy adviser.
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren responded publicly the same day, asking whether the Pentagon had become a "cash machine" for the president's children.
• Bloomberg (Apr 30, 2026) reported that the U.S. Air Force agreed to buy interceptor drones from Powerus, which is backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. It was the firm's first weapons sale to the Pentagon.
• MS NOW/NBC (Jul 16, 2026) reported that the Powerus and Aureus Greenway merger was announced shortly after the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026.
• In May 2026, Powerus and Unusual Machines were selected for the Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program, a $1.1 billion one-way-attack-drone purchasing initiative.

On the record: Powerus co-founder Brett Velicovich has denied that investor ties influenced the Pentagon's decision. That denial is included in the episode.

Figures are attributed to their sources and marked as reported, not independently audited.

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