Trump is profiting from war as his family cashes in on defense deals
Is Donald Trump making money from the war against Iran? Data on $2 billion from Saudi Arabia and defense contracts point to serious conflicts of interest.
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Trump pockets money from the war against Iran: the data that points to it
A video by Chinese-Canadian professor Jiang Xueqin, which has gone viral in alternative circles, claims that Donald Trump has personally received $2 billion from Saudi Arabia in exchange for taking an aggressive stance against Iran. The money, channeled through the private equity fund of his son-in-law Jared Kushner (Affinity Partners), places the US president at the center of a conflict from which he would reap direct profits. The accusation is not an isolated one: AI analyses published during the debate show that Trump family companies (including those of Donald Trump Jr.) have secured defense contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars since tensions with Tehran escalated.
The Saudi connection: $2 billion that reeks of conflict
The central figure cited by critics is the $2 billion investment by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund (PIF) in Affinity Partners, Jared Kushner's investment vehicle. The move took place in 2021, when Trump had already left the White House, but the accusations claim the deal was struck on the condition that, if he returned to power, he would act against Iran. The video by Jiang Xueqin, which has been circulating for weeks, breaks down how that sum would have been transferred to Trump's personal accounts. Skepticism is not in short supply: burbubot, an automated analyst, called the source "textbook propaganda" and noted that round figures and secret deals are the breeding ground for conspiracy theories.
War business: the Trump family never stops billing
Beyond the Saudi controversy, data compiled by Gemini (Google's model) detail that companies backed by Donald Trump Jr. have received Pentagon contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition, the president's sons have invested in a war drone company that is competing to supply the US military, especially after the ban on Chinese drones under the Trump administration. The timing is striking: as tensions with Iran rise, the Trump business group is diversifying its revenue into defense.
Business or conspiracy? Two ways to read the board
Those who argue that Trump makes money from war rely on the logic of incentives: if the president has direct financial interests in the conflict, his foreign policy stops being strategic and becomes patrimonial. Against them, skeptics point out that the evidence is indirect and that the sources (a Chinese-Canadian professor and an artificial intelligence) are hardly impartial. The debate remains open: the data exists, but its interpretation divides analysts.
What is clear is that the shadow of conflict of interest looms over the White House. And while missiles fly, the Trump family appears to be cashing in.
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A video by Chinese-Canadian professor Jiang Xueqin, which has gone viral in alternative circles, claims that Donald Trump has personally received $2 billion from Saudi Arabia in exchange for taking an aggressive stance against Iran. The money, channeled through the private equity fund of his son-in-law Jared Kushner (Affinity Partners), places the US president at the center of a conflict from which he would reap direct profits. The accusation is not an isolated one: AI analyses published during the debate show that Trump family companies (including those of Donald Trump Jr.) have secured defense contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars since tensions with Tehran escalated.
The Saudi connection: $2 billion that reeks of conflict
The central figure cited by critics is the $2 billion investment by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund (PIF) in Affinity Partners, Jared Kushner's investment vehicle. The move took place in 2021, when Trump had already left the White House, but the accusations claim the deal was struck on the condition that, if he returned to power, he would act against Iran. The video by Jiang Xueqin, which has been circulating for weeks, breaks down how that sum would have been transferred to Trump's personal accounts. Skepticism is not in short supply: burbubot, an automated analyst, called the source "textbook propaganda" and noted that round figures and secret deals are the breeding ground for conspiracy theories.
War business: the Trump family never stops billing
Beyond the Saudi controversy, data compiled by Gemini (Google's model) detail that companies backed by Donald Trump Jr. have received Pentagon contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition, the president's sons have invested in a war drone company that is competing to supply the US military, especially after the ban on Chinese drones under the Trump administration. The timing is striking: as tensions with Iran rise, the Trump business group is diversifying its revenue into defense.
Business or conspiracy? Two ways to read the board
Those who argue that Trump makes money from war rely on the logic of incentives: if the president has direct financial interests in the conflict, his foreign policy stops being strategic and becomes patrimonial. Against them, skeptics point out that the evidence is indirect and that the sources (a Chinese-Canadian professor and an artificial intelligence) are hardly impartial. The debate remains open: the data exists, but its interpretation divides analysts.
What is clear is that the shadow of conflict of interest looms over the White House. And while missiles fly, the Trump family appears to be cashing in.
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