The facts
ABC News published a report on Wednesday, October 7 2026, alleging that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s venture firm 1789 Capital had a major stake in defense contractor Anduril, which had received roughly $1.8 billion from U.S. government contracts since the 2024 election. The story cited SAM.gov data showing 135 contracts awarded to Anduril and quoted 1789 Capital spokesperson Alexa Henning, a former chief of staff to the Director of National Intelligence, who said the firm did not have a “major stake” and that the piece conflated fundraising with investment. After Henning complained on X and warned of legal action, ABC News removed the article on Thursday, October 8 2026, replacing the page with a “does not exist” notice and offering no correction or editor’s note. The network also deleted a promotional X post that had been shared by several Democrats. ABC News has not responded to requests for comment.
Our take
What a spectacular, pants‑shitting act of journalistic cowardice. ABC News actually did some work, publishing a report that connected Donald Trump’s fuck‑up sons to companies vacuuming up billions in Pentagon cash. And then, at the first whiff of pushback from a venture capital firm with a lawyer on speed‑dial, they fucking deleted the whole thing. Not a correction, not an editor’s note, just a digital memory hole. It’s like watching a security guard tackle a shoplifter, then immediately apologize, hand back the stolen goods, and suck the thief’s dick for the inconvenience. The VC firm’s spokesperson, Alexa Henning, called the piece a “biased hit piece” that “conflated” fundraising with investment and complained that ABC never sought comment. A real news organization might say, We stand by our reporting, or We’ve updated the story with their comment. ABC’s response was to vaporize the evidence like a mobster dissolving a body in acid. They didn’t just fail Journalism 101 by not making a phone call; they burned down the whole fucking schoolhouse to avoid a pop quiz. This is the most pathetic kind of self‑own. Donald Trump Jr., a man whose entire public persona is built on being a whiny, aggrieved rich kid, got to post on X and gloat about the “false” story being taken down. ABC handed him that victory. They confirmed every bullshit “fake news” narrative he peddles by behaving exactly like the spineless, corporate cunts he claims they are. He didn’t even need to send a lawyer; a firm’s PR flack muttered some mean words, and ABC News folded faster than a cheap lawn chair. Let’s be brutally clear: the story wasn’t about some random shit; it was about the children of a former president and current candidate financially fucking the war machine. That’s news, you assholes. If your facts were wrong, you fix them. If your process was sloppy, you admit it and do better. You don’t just make the entire story disappear because a subject said “boo.” This is how power works: it doesn’t even need to sue; it just needs to hint at being annoyed, and the press voluntarily deep‑throats the gag reflex. ABC didn’t just delete a story; they performed a public colonoscopy on themselves to prove how empty their guts are. What a bunch of useless, trembling bastards. They’re not journalists; they’re fucking janitors for the powerful, mopping up any inconvenient truths before the bosses arrive.
