Trump Orders Defense Corps to Stop Stock Buybacks, Dividends

Thursday, January 08, 2026

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would not allow defense companies to buy back their own stocks, offer executives large salaries and issue dividends to shareholders, singling out one of America's largest missile manufacturers as his biggest target.

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Over a quarter of Trump's proposed $1T military budget would go to just four companies who have spent $103B in taxpayer dollars on stock buybacks and dividends over the last decade. He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.

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-- Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) Nov 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM

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