Foundation Future Industries, a robotics startup venture involving Eric Trump, has been awarded a $24 million contract with the Pentagon, the United States Department of Defense. The development has drawn criticism from some Democratic leaders, who have described it as “corruption in plain sight.” The company is set to begin testing its “Phantom” humanoid robot with the Marine Corps.
Eric Trump-backed startup lands $24 million contract
Foundation Future Industries, a robotics startup backed by Eric Trump, President Donald Trump’s son, has secured a multimillion-dollar defense contract from the Pentagon.
The Silicon Valley startup, which is reportedly developing its “Phantom” humanoid robot with the Marine Corps, has received a $24 million contract to test it (via Fox Business).
“We are America first. We have to win this race,” Eric Trump said about this, “We better be winning this race in the United States of America. We’re the greatest economy in the world.”
Several Democratic leaders criticized the deal, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest. Elizabeth Warren reacted to the development in a post. She wrote on her X, “Eric Trump went on FOX to brag about winning ANOTHER multimillion-dollar contract from the Trump administration. I’ve been sounding the alarm and pushing for answers.” She added, “Is the Pentagon just a cash machine for Trump’s kids now This looks like corruption in plain sight.”
“You can’t make this stuff up. The most corrupt first family of all time,” Ilhan Omar added, sharing the same clip as Warren on X.
This development comes less than a month after a Powerus executive told the Associated Press that the company was pitching its technology to Gulf countries to address the risk of Iranian attacks. Eric Trump and his brother, Donald Trump Jr., back Powerus.
The development continues to draw discussion, particularly among critics of the current administration.
Meanwhile, tensions between the United States and Iran remain unresolved.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on Mandatory.
