Trump Sons Profit From Every Angle of $1.6 Billion US-Backed Tungsten Deal

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The Trump sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, quietly took roughly 20% of a Kazakh tungsten miner now backed by up to $1.6 billion in US federal financing, the Financial Times reported Friday. Three forces converge in their favor, each set in motion by their father’s administration. Federal financing builds the mine, a US ban removes the dominant supplier, and the Pentagon needs an alternative now. Why the Deal Raises Red Flags The brothers entered through Skyline Builders, a Nasdaq-listed shell, in August 2025 with no public disclosure. They added shares in a $24 million private placement in late October, days after deal terms leaked. In November, President Trump and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev unveiled the project at a White House summit. The Export-Import Bank pledged up to $900 million, and the Development Finance Corporation pledged $700 million more. “This could be the biggest corruption scandal in recent US history,” analyst Bull Theory noted. Their broader crypto ventures already faced Senate probes over conflict-of-interest concerns. Reportedly, the brothers are passive investors with no government role. The Financial Times found no evidence they knew about pending US support when they first bought in. Three Angles of Government Help US miners have not produced tungsten commercially since 2015. A 2026 law also bars Chinese tungsten from American military gear, leaving the Pentagon without a domestic alternative. China still controls about 80% of global tungsten and tightened export rules in early 2025. Prices reached a decade high in 2024, fueling Washington’s push for an allied source. The Northern Katpar and Upper Kairakty deposits could supply roughly 15% of global tungsten output. - Government cash builds the mine. - Government policy banishes the dominant rival. - Government contracts will fill the gap that policy created. Whether KAZR triggers the congressional policy scrutiny already targeting family crypto holdings will define the coming weeks.

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