A drone parts manufacturer backed by Donald Trump Jr. congratulated a drone manufacturer backed by Eric Trump on winning a Department of Defense contract.

Posted by The Bulwark Daily, Sep 29, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictCan’t tell

Sources: 4 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 30%

The Bulwark DailySep 29, 2026

The sources confirm that Donald Trump Jr. backs Unusual Machines and that Eric Trump backs Xtend and Powerus, and that Unusual Machines and Xtend have won defense work. No source reports that Unusual Machines congratulated any Eric Trump-backed company on a DOD contract, so the central act is unaddressed.

Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.

What was said

… All right, well, we have ongoing corruption efforts. That is one thing they've succeeded at. Amanda, they do have some ongoing corruption efforts. I enjoyed this shout out to Zach Everson over on Blue Sky. He sketched this. He identified this: a Don Junior backed drone parts manufacturer congratulated an Eric Trump backed drone manufacturer on winning a DOD contract. People don't even understand the scale of this One of them was called Unusual Machines; the other one's called Extend. Like, this is just how the business of our government is working. …

The Bulwark Daily · Sep 29, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. Donald Trump Jr. joined Unusual Machines' advisory board in November 2024 and is described as an investor in the company.[3]

Supports. Eric Trump invested in Israeli drone maker Xtend, and Xtend announced a multi-million-dollar U.S. Department of War contract.[1][4]

Supports. Unusual Machines won a U.S. Army order for 3,500 drone motors and other components in October 2025, which sources describe as a government contract.[5]

Context. No source reports a congratulatory message, post or statement from Unusual Machines to Xtend or Powerus about a DOD contract, so the claimed congratulation is neither confirmed nor refuted.[1][2][4][5]