Defense & Aerospace

Defense contractors, military aerospace programs, and the Pentagon and military service branches that procure from them. Covers the Qatar 747 donation, Sentinel ICBM funding diversion, and defense-contractor donations.

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  Axon Enterprise

  Business
• Boeing Co

  Business
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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Business
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  Department of Defense

  Government Body
• Draken International

  Business
• Hanwha Group

  Business
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  Honeywell International

  Business
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  Lockheed Martin

  Business
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  Palantir Technologies

  Business
• Powerus

  Business
• Qatar

  Government Body
• RTX Corp

  Business
• Second Front Systems

  Business
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  SpaceX

  Business
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  Textron Inc

  Business
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  U.S. Air Force

  Government Body

Actions involving organizations in this sector, players affiliated with them, or sector-wide benefits.

• Government Action

  May 2026
  DOJ settles Trump IRS suit with $1.8B anti-weaponization fund$1.8B
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  April 2026
  U.S. Air Force orders drones from Trump-tied Dominari portfolio firm
  PowerusU.S. Air Force
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Moroun lobbies Lutnick before Trump threatens Gordie Howe Bridge
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Trump threatens to block Gordie Howe Bridge opening to punish Canada
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Trump's EPA eliminates climate endangerment finding and emission rules
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2026
  ByteDance TikTok U.S. spin-out names MGX, Oracle, Silver Lake
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  December 2025
  Trump pardons Tina Peters, Colorado clerk in stop-the-steal case
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump admin releases 35,000 Nvidia AI chips to Saudi Arabia's Humain
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump pledges F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia, calls MBS 'phenomenal' on rights
  Lockheed MartinDonald Trump
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Interior reopens 1.56-million-acre ANWR Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Trump approves Ambler Road across Alaska wilderness for critical-minerals access
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Corporations pledge funding for Trump's $300M White House ballroom
  Booz Allen HamiltonLockheed MartinPalantir TechnologiesDonald Trump
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Timothy Mellon donates $130M to Pentagon for military pay during shutdown$130M
  Department of Defense
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao after BSA conviction
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Truth Social launches prediction market with Crypto.com affiliate
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  September 2025
  Dar Global launches $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah, second Saudi collaboration$1B
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  September 2025
  Greg and Anna Brockman donate $25M to MAGA Inc.$25M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  September 2025
  Trump TikTok deal names Tahnoon's MGX as U.S. operator
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  August 2025
  Apple adds $100B to U.S. manufacturing pledge, total $600B$100B
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  August 2025
  Tim Cook gifts Trump gold souvenir during Apple tariff lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump deal makes Nvidia, AMD pay 15% of China chip revenue to U.S.
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump doubles India tariffs to 50% on day of Apple investment event
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump exempts Apple and other tech investors from 100% chip tariffs
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump orders Labor Department to allow alternative assets in 401(k)s
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Qatar donates luxury Boeing 747 to U.S. defense department
  Department of DefenseQatarDonald TrumpPete Hegseth
• Private Action

  July 2025
  Rolex gifts Trump a desk clock during Swiss tariff lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump cuts Swiss tariffs 39% to 15% after Rolex lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump order expedites federal permits for AI data centers
  Department of DefenseDonald Trump
• Government Action

  June 2025
  Air Force pulls Qatar jet retrofit funds from Sentinel ICBM program
  U.S. Air ForceDonald TrumpTroy Meink
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Trump commutes donor Imaad Zuberi's foreign-lobbying sentence
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Crypto blogger Christensen buys $TRUMP for dinner invite
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Justin Sun becomes top $TRUMP holder to secure dinner invite$19M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  MemeCore buys $TRUMP memecoin for top-25 dinner reception
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Trump hosts golf-club dinner for memecoin holders after $148M buy-in$148M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Treasury launches fast-track CFIUS review UAE lobbied for
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Fr8Tech buys $20M in $TRUMP memecoin as trade advocacy$20M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Trump International Hotel Dubai launches $1B 80-story project$1B
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Trump order targets U.S. drug prices to match other developed nations
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  UAE firm uses $2B Trump-Witkoff stablecoin for Binance stake$2B
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  May 2025
  White House grants UAE access to advanced AI chips for G42
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Dar Global signs Qatar government deal for Trump-branded golf and villas
  QatarDonald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Serbia approves Trump-Kushner hotel on government-owned land
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  April 2025
  Trump pardons Paul Walczak weeks after mother's $1M Mar-a-Lago dinner
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Russian-linked DWF Labs buys $25M in Trump crypto tokens$25M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Elizabeth Fago attends $1M MAGA Inc. dinner before son's pardon$1M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump commutes Galanis, second Biden-inquiry witness given clemency
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons Nikola founder Milton, wiping $676M restitution
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons Devon Archer, first Biden-inquiry witness given clemency
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Senate confirms Trump's personal lawyer Blanche as Deputy AG
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Senate confirms WWE co-founder McMahon as Education Secretary
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Polymarket CEO attends Trump White House crypto summit while under federal investigation
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  March 2025
  Tahnoon pledges $1.4T UAE investment in Oval Office meeting with Trump$1,400B
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons BitMEX co-founders for Bank Secrecy Act violations
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Senate confirms top MAGA donor Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump creates National Energy Dominance Council chaired by Burgum
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Senate confirms Trump endorser Kennedy as HHS Secretary
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  February 2025
  X pays Trump $10M to settle 2021 Twitter suspension suit$10M
  Donald TrumpElon Musk
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms Zeldin as EPA chief despite no climate background
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms hedge fund founder Bessent as Treasury Secretary
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms Hegseth as Defense Secretary on Vance tiebreaker
  Donald TrumpPete Hegseth
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump restarts stalled natural gas export approvals paused by Biden
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump committees paid Dhillon Law $13.9M before founders joined admin$13.85M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PAC paid Blanche Law $9.3M before Blanche became Deputy AG$9.27M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PAC paid Otis Law $2M before Sauer became Solicitor General$2.02M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PACs paid Habba's firm $8.9M before Habba joined White House$8.92M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump launches $TRUMP memecoin days before inauguration
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  UAE-backed Aryam buys 49% of Trump crypto venture four days before inauguration$500M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Axon Enterprise donates $500K to Trump-Vance inaugural$500K
  Axon Enterprise
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Boeing Co donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Boeing Co
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Hanwha US subsidiaries donate $2M to Trump-Vance inaugural$2M
  Hanwha Group
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Honeywell International donates $500K to Trump-Vance inaugural$500K
  Honeywell International
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Jared Isaacman donates $2M to Trump-Vance inaugural$2M
  Jared Isaacman
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Meta donates $1M to Trump inauguration amid admin outreach$1M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Meta pays $22M to Trump library to settle Facebook ban suit$25M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  RTX Corp donates $500K to Trump-Vance inaugural$500K
  RTX Corp
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Second Front Systems donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Second Front Systems
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Textron Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Textron Inc
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht on Day One
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order ends EV mandates and state emissions waivers
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order scraps the rules behind federal environmental reviews
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order directs agencies to rescind energy-burdening regulations
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order directs EPA to reconsider 2009 endangerment finding
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump revokes twelve Biden climate and environmental orders
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  December 2024
  Dar Global and Trump Org launch $533M Trump Tower Jeddah$533M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  November 2024
  Justin Sun anchors Trump DeFi token sale with $30M buy$30M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  November 2024
  Elon Musk donates $249.26M to AMERICA PAC$249.26M
  Elon Musk
• Private Action

  October 2024
  Elon Musk donates $925K to Trump 47 Committee$924.6K
  Elon Musk
• Private Action

  September 2024
  Trump family launches World Liberty Financial crypto platform
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2017
  Imaad Zuberi routes $900K to Trump inaugural via shell company$900K
  Donald Trump

Derived from affiliations to organizations in this sector.

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  Donald Trump

  Chief Executive, Department of Defense · Government Official
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  Elon Musk

  CEO, SpaceX · Private Sector Figure
• Jared Isaacman

  Founder, Draken International · Private Sector Figure
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  Pete Hegseth

  Secretary, Department of Defense · Government Official
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  Troy Meink

  Secretary, U.S. Air Force · Government Official

• AI Chip Export Policy
• AI Industry Deregulation
• AI Industry Political Spending
• Canada-US Trade Relations
• Climate Policy Rollback
• Corporate Favors
• Corporate Gifts to Trump
• Crypto Deregulation
• Deregulation
• DOJ Political Interference
• Donor Influence and Access
• Drug Pricing Policy
• Elon Musk / DOGE Conflicts
• Federal Lands Giveaways
• Fossil Fuel Deregulation
• Government Shutdown
• Libertarian Political Influence
• Lutnick Commerce Department
• MAGA Inc. Pay-to-Play
• Media Settlements
• Presidential Self-Dealing
• Private Equity & Alternative Assets
• Qatar Jet Gift
• Saudi-Trump Nexus
• Tariff Pressure
• Tech Export Controls
• Trump 2024 Outside Spending
• Trump Cabinet
• Trump Crypto Conflicts
• Trump Family Business Dealings
• Trump Pardons
• Trump Presidential Library
• Trump-Vance Inaugural Fund
• UAE-Trump Nexus
• White House Ballroom Donors