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ABC News pulls Pentagon-corruption article about Trump sons

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC · How we work

Left

Alleged unprecedented corruption

ABC News removed its October 7 article alleging Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s investments secured more than $6 billion in Pentagon contracts.
The coverage frames the deals as unprecedented corruption and a misuse of public funds.
President Donald Trump announced a multibillion-dollar funding agreement with Anduril Industries.
1789 Capital claimed $2.5 billion Anduril stake, urging via Phillips O’Brien to defund Trump contracts.

Right

Sons refute story

ABC News removed its October 7 article alleging that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s investments secured billions in Pentagon contracts.
The Trump sons and their spokesperson demanded clarification, calling the story a false hit-piece.
Alexa Henning of 1789 Capital said the report conflated fundraising with investment.
Donald Trump Jr. told Gavin Newsom the article was false, still viewable via the Wayback Machine.

Center

Premature Publication Retraction

ABC News removed its October 7 article alleging Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s investments secured billions in Pentagon contracts.
The outlet said the piece was pulled because it had been published prematurely before the investigation was completed.
Alexa Henning of 1789 Capital said the report misstated the firm’s investment size in Anduril.
The article’s URL now returns an error, but the content remains on the Wayback Machine.

Blindspot

President Donald Trump announced a multibillion-dollar funding agreement with AI-defense firm Anduril Industries, a detail highlighted in the Left-leaning summary.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center- and Right-leaning overall coverage.

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Alleged unprecedented corruption

ABC News removed its October 7 article alleging Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s investments secured more than $6 billion in Pentagon contracts.
The coverage frames the deals as unprecedented corruption and a misuse of public funds.
President Donald Trump announced a multibillion-dollar funding agreement with Anduril Industries.
1789 Capital claimed $2.5 billion Anduril stake, urging via Phillips O’Brien to defund Trump contracts.

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