Trump says he'll block defense contractor stock buybacks. Here's what his executive order actually does. [Business Insider]
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This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting military contractors' corporate spending. The order grants the Defense Secretary the authority to seek spending limits via defense contracts. It gives Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth newfound sway over exec pay, stock buybacks, and dividends. On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump went to war with military contractors. The companies, he said, issued shareholder dividends and "massive" stock buybacks at the expense of using the funds to manufacture weapons and equipment for the US military. Trump said he would ban buybacks and dividends , and demanded that executive salaries be capped at $5 million until military equipment manufacturing improves. It appeared to be part of a broader push by the Trump administration to assert more government control over corporations . But an ac
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