With No Explanation, ABC News Deleted Story On Trump Family After Pushback
First reported 8 Oct, 21:30 UTCUpdated 8h ago7 sources
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AI-generatedABC News published a story alleging that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump benefited from Pentagon contracts through their investments, then removed the article. Center outlets say the removal occurred while reporting was still being finalized, while right‑leaning outlets describe the deletion as mysterious and frame the original piece as a hit‑piece. The incident is highlighted because it involves claims about the Trump family’s financial ties to government contracts and the lack of an explanation for the story’s removal.
How the Left framed it
No left-leaning coverage yet.
How the Center framed it
Forbes notes the article was taken down while reporting was still being finalized, citing a source familiar with the matter.
How the Right framed it
Right‑leaning outlets describe the deletion as unexplained, calling the original piece a “hit‑piece” that alleged the Pentagon awarded billions to Anduril because of the Trump sons’ ties.
What everyone reports
- ABC News published a story linking Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump to Pentagon‑related investments
- The story claimed the sons' investments were tied to billions in government contracts
- ABC News later removed the article from its website
- The removal was reported without an accompanying public explanation or editor’s note
Where coverage differs
- Forbes reports the article was taken down while reporting was being finalized, according to a source
- Right‑leaning outlets describe the deletion as mysterious or unexplained and suggest it followed pushback or pressure
- Right outlets characterize the original story as a “hit‑piece” alleging the Pentagon awarded contracts to Anduril because of the sons' ties
Written by AI from the headlines and excerpts of 5 outlets (Groq) on 10 Oct, 00:15 UTC. It can make mistakes — read the original reporting below. How briefings work
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How outlets on each side framed it
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A source familiar with the matter said the article was taken down while reporting is being finalized.
ABC News has quietly deleted a story it published this week alleging the Pentagon awarded billions of dollars in contracts to Anduril Industries—founded by the tech billionaire Palmer Luckey—because Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric Trump allegedly hold a sizable stake in the defense contractor.
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- 'Oops! Page Unavailable': ABC News Mysteriously Spikes Article Alleging Trump Admin Awarded Billions to Palmer Luckey's Anduril Because of Ties to Don Jr., Eric (opens Washington Free Beacon in a new tab)
ABC News has quietly deleted a story it published this week alleging the Pentagon awarded billions of dollars in contracts to Anduril Industries—founded by the tech billionaire Palmer Luckey—because Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric Trump allegedly hold a sizable stake in the defense contractor.
- With No Explanation, ABC News Deleted Story On Trump Family After Pushback (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
ABC News deleted a report linking President Donald Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., to billions in government contracts on Thursday without issuing a public statement or editor’s note explaining why. The page that once held the report, published on Wednesday, now shows an “Oops! Page Unavailable” message…
- ABC Article On Trump’s Sons’ Pentagon-Linked Investments Removed After It Was Published ‘Prematurely’ (opens Forbes in a new tab)
A source familiar with the matter said the article was taken down while reporting is being finalized.
- ABC News Posts Then Retracts Trump Family Hit Piece With No Explanation (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
ABC News posted — then retracted — a hit piece against President Donald Trump's two eldest sons without explanation earlier this week. The headline suggested Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump's investments won them billions in Pentagon contracts since 2024. The legacy media outlet offered no reason for removing the…
- ABC News is getting ripped after apparently deleting story about Trump's sons without explanation (opens TheBlaze in a new tab)
ABC News has yet to explain why it seemingly deleted a report accusing the president's sons of enriching themselves through investments in companies with government contracts. The story , published Wednesday, claimed that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump had sizable investments in companies that received about $6…
- ABC News quietly republishes gutted version of story on Trump sons it had deleted without explanation (opens Fox News in a new tab)
ABC News issued an editor's note admitting errors in its report on Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump's investments tied to Pentagon contracts.
- ABC News Issues Correction After Appearing To Quietly Delete Story About Don Jr’s Business Dealings (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
‘ABC deleted this article in less than 24 hours because it’s false’
