January 20, 2026
Are Defense Firms Showering Their Shareholders with Too Much Money?
In early January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening bans on defense contractors paying dividends or buying their stock back. CNAS program director Stacie Pettyjohn joined NPR to discuss the Trump Administration’s frustrations with the weapons supply chain and whether this reflects the state tightening its grip on the industry that arms the U.S. military.
Listen to the full podcast on NPR.
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