‘Greatest Economy in the World!’ Eric Trump Hits Fox to Take a Victory Lap for One of His Companies Scoring a $24M Pentagon Contract

Mediaite ^ | April 23, 2026 | David Gilmour

[Miami Rebel]

oundation Industries chief strategic adviser Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, and company CEO Sankaet Pathak joined Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo to hail the U.S. as the “greatest economy in the world” after the company scored a $24 million Pentagon contract for its battlefield robotics project.

Eric Trump, who is an investor in Foundation and was appointed chief strategic adviser in March, appeared on Mornings with Maria to tout the deal and the company’s Phantom 2 technology, a humanoid robot it envisions could be deployed to the frontlines in war and in heavy industry contexts.

The company’s humanoid robot, Phantom, is currently undergoing testing in industrial environments including factories and dockyards in the U.S. and abroad, according to a Time profile from March but is often positioned as designed specifically for defence-related use.

Joining Fox Business on Thursday, the pair smiled as Bartiromo congratulated them on the contract.

After Pathak explained the technology in more detail, the host asked Eric Trump how he came to invest in the company. He replied:

Well, Sankaet’s been a friend of mine. I walked through his factory. I couldn’t believe what I saw, coming from hospitality the uses are unlimited, but Maria, you were just talking about China, you know we are America First. We have to win this race. We have to win alot of races right? I got involved with crypto in a very big way because we had to win that digital revolution. We have to win robotics in the United States of America.

You had a great segment two days ago, Maria, about the robot in Beijing that was literally running marathons and beating the fastest marathoners by, what, seven to eight minutes for a full marathon. These are in the very early days.

We better be winning this race in the United States of America. We’re the greatest economy in the world. And that’s what Sankaet is doing and he’s doing a phenomenal job. When you go up and you interact with these robots, and they fist pump you, they high five you, follow your commands. You bring in A.I. autonomy, it’s going to change industry, going to change military application, it’s going to change hospitality. The uses are unlimited and its a very beautiful thing.

Eric Trump did not get into the details of how the company acquired its contract with the Pentagon, but Time reported that Foundation Industries has already secured research contracts totalling $24 million with various branches of the U.S. military.

Among these, the outlet noted, is an SBIR Phase 3 award, a designation that effectively recognizes the firm as an approved supplier for military procurement.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: contract; erictrump; heiscorrect; tds; tdstrolls; trump

[Varsity Flight]

Fine, but have an already made robot, with your own-er investors. Not with our Millstone Big Un-Big Government Golden Parachute 30 Trillion dollar Un Beautiful Golden Parachute Bill. ✖️

[Celerity]

24 million isn’t that much these days.

I see DARPA handing out 20 million to just about everyone.

[Carry_Okie]

The democrats are chomping at the bit to use the War Powers Act to come to the aid and rescue the IRGC…only about a week away,,,,.bigger sigh here.

I can't believe Trump doesn't have a contingency for that in mind, but I'd sure as hell like to know what it is.

[volare737]

Same here, I agree.

I am surprised that Iran not only totally ignored the President’s two week deadline, they got even more belligerent. And then the President’s response was to completely remove any time constraints or new deadlines.

I just want him to finish this sooner, rather than later, because of the midterms. Americans are not known for their patience.

That poll may not be precise (very few are), but I don’t think it is that far off.

[Languager]

I know several people who normally vote blue, but who held their nose to vote for Trump as they believed he wouldn’t get us into a war, while they rightly believed Harris probably would. I’m pretty sure they won’t be voting red again, at least the ones I hear from regularly on the subject!

[nesnah]

This poster mistakenly listed “kidney donor” in their profile. They misspelled ‘brain’.

[rlmorel]

I certainly am not offended by being referred to as “a knuckle dragging imbecile” by the likes of you, which is a compliment coming from someone like you, rather than actually being a jackass like you who consistently shows on a daily basis you are a leftist troll and supporter of entities that want to bring this country down.

Your posting history as a stinking leftist turd doesn’t lie. Your constant posting of Mediaite, again, on a nearly basis, would be acceptable in the context of a desire to show what the Left is thinking, except that you post it because you wholly agree with it, which reveals you to those who pay attention.

People on here I have come to know and respect see you in exactly the same way I do, and the people I see on a daily basis who flock to your threads to support you also represent as a body the kind of people who share your Leftist ideology.

So that is a double confirmation of just who and what you are.

[Carry_Okie]

I know several people who normally vote blue, but who held their nose to vote for Trump as they believed he wouldn’t get us into a war, while they rightly believed Harris probably would.

Venezuela good (by the skin of his teeth), Iran bad. He should never have taken the "cease fire" bait, but pounded the IRGC into the ground while preparing elements of the Persian people to take their country back. Facilitating a "government in exile" looks to have been a good option that was clearly missed. One wonders where Rubio was on that one.

[rlmorel]

Yeah...he’s a Leftist turd. His consistent use of Mediaite to spread his opinion clearly gives him/her/it away.

[volare737]

Same here. The hard core Trump supporters (like me and I assume you) will not change as there is absolutely no alternative, but the squishy ones you mentioned,,,,,well,,,,exactly what you said.

Especially since many can vote early, every single day now counts at this point. Not to mention the democrats are ready, posed and eager to tie the President’s hands somewhat on May 1. The IRGC is counting on it.

[nathanbedford]

I'm glad you and others are making this point because I want to be free to criticize President Trump when I think it warranted without being buffeted by his supporters whose inventory of reasons for taking a given position on any issue is solely whether Donald Trump shares that view.

For the record I wholly support his action against Iran and much that he's doing domestically, especially on the budget.

But you are quite right, this action is unseemly especially when viewed in the context of firing the Secretary of the Navy and promoting to that post by way of temporary appointment Quang Cao, a very good man fully qualified in my view, but a man who is an advocate for drone warfare.

I'm sure this is only a coincidence, but the coincidence gives our critics one more cudgel to attack us with.

A further context is also problematic, the Trump family is flagrantly profiting along the edge of unseemliness with other huckster like deals.

[Lakeshark]

I’m pretty sure they won’t be voting red again, at least the ones I hear from regularly on the subject!

It takes low IQ to not understand this war was started by Iran 50 years ago. They've been at war with us for that long while our Presidents just sat there. Did nothing. But all were on the record as saying they would respond to this evil country, and sat there while our troops, positions, sometimes civilians, were destroyed by them. They chanted death to America daily, all while developing and buying nuclear capability with the missiles to deliver death to the rest of the world.

Trump destroys that capability, decapitates their leadership, finally trying to end this war they started. And all you can say is your lefty friends think he STARTED this war.

Dumb. Just dumb.

[Miami Rebel]

tl;dr

[Varsity Flight]

Hey, I’ve got an idea big Eric.

* How about having an already, ready to go, tested battlefield robot march right now into war. With your OWN investor money bags, not OUR 30 TRILLION MILLSTONE.

* Maybe it will be electric? Like all those great electric vehicles on OUR back.

Hooverville
* Trumperville
* Bidenville
* O-ville
* Bushville
* Clinton NAFTA-ville
Unfortunately Reagan the only real president did it on his own, had Tip O-Neil, and daddy Bush.

All Big Government, and Big Globalists

[wastedyears]

The economy is a nuclear dumpster fire.

[roving]

I’m sure the website twisted this whole thing around.

[roving]

I consider them low information voters. Iran and its proxies have killed around 1000 American servicemen and American civilians since 1979. We are just now doing something about it. You should ask the people you know if they would prefer we wait until Iran strike us first and then we retaliate.

[roving]

They shouldn’t be voting in the first place. It’s no wonder this country is messed up.

[Miami Rebel]

Watch the interview with Maria Bartiromo and Eric Trump and then let me know how it was misrepresented.

[Liz]