Follow the Money: Trump, Kushner, His Sons, and This War
Three stories. One very clear pattern.
The United States has been at war with Iran for over a month.
And while that’s happening, there’s a money trail running through this war that you might’ve missed because there are a million other things coming at you every single day.
I broke it all down in this week’s episode of Breaking the Feed.
The short version: three things happened.
The $580 Million Trade
On March 23rd, at 6:49 a.m., stock market activity spiked, and oil prices began to move.
This happened exactly 15 minutes before the President posted on Truth Social that he was halting strikes because of “productive conversations”.
That post caused the market to jump and oil prices to drop instantly. According to the Financial Times, whoever made those trades 15 minutes before the announcement stood to make an estimated $580 million.
The Kushner-Saudi Connection
Jared Kushner is currently leading peace negotiations, but he is also being paid by the government that wants the fighting to continue.
After leaving office in 2021, Kushner received a $2 billion investment from the Saudi government, controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), into his private equity firm. Kushner has since collected over $110 million in fees from that investment.
Meanwhile, MBS has been lobbying the President to keep the war going, calling it a “historic opportunity” and pushing for strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.
The Drone Deal
Last week, the Associated Press reported that Eric and Donald Trump Jr. signed a deal giving them ownership stakes in a Florida-based drone company called Powerus. Powerus is currently performing weapons demonstrations across the Middle East, targeting countries put at risk by the current war. As the Pentagon prepares to spend $1.1 billion to build up U.S. drone manufacturing, the President’s sons are now positioned to compete for those taxpayer dollars.
Here’s what this looks like when you put it all together.
MBS gives Kushner $110 million.
MBS gives the Trump Organization a $7 billion real estate deal in Saudi Arabia.
MBS privately lobbies Trump to start — and keep — the war with Iran.
Trump starts the war on February 28th without asking Congress.
On March 23rd, someone makes an unusually timed $580 million trade in the markets before Trump posts anything publicly.
And Trump’s sons sign a deal with a drone company that is now selling weapons to the countries this war put in danger.
This isn’t just about politics; it’s about a business arrangement where the people pushing for war are the ones getting richer.
That's the thread. And now you've seen it.
Con cariño,
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