Defense Industry & Major Contractors News

ReutersGabriel Rubin

Trump’s 'bully pulpit' raises political risk for defense firms — threats to RTX buybacks and investor deals

President Trump has publicly threatened to bar defense contractors — singling out $250 billion RTX — from executing share buybacks and to curb major investors’ property purchases. While such measures would face legal and political hurdles, companies say executives will divert time and resources responding to the threat.

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