‘Most Corrupt First Family Of All Time’: Lawmakers Torch Eric Trump Over Pentagon Deal | EUROtoday

Democratic lawmakers have blasted the Pentagon’s resolution to award a $24 million contract to a robotics startup tied to Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump.

The firm, Foundation Future Industries, the place Eric Trump serves as chief technique adviser, secured the deal to check humanoid robots, a transfer critics mentioned raises severe ethics issues and has prompted accusations that the Trump household continues to revenue from the president’s time in workplace.

Eric Trump touted the contract, which comes amid his father’s ongoing struggle on Iran, throughout an look on Fox Business’ “Mornings With Maria” with Maria Bartiromo on Thursday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) bluntly requested in response on X, the Elon Musk-owned platform: “Is the Pentagon just a cash machine for Trump’s kids now?”

She added, “This looks like corruption in plain sight.”

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) wrote: “You can’t make this stuff up. The most corrupt first family of all time.”

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) chimed in: “For your family the war in Iran means paying more. For Trump’s family the war in Iran means making more.”

Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) wrote: “The Trump Family gets rich off of Trump’s war. Working people get higher prices.”

And Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.) accused Eric Trump of “bragging about corruption openly.”

He added, “That’s where the Trump family is at now, at this point. A political reckoning will be coming soon. It’s only a matter of time.”