Costs for the two Boeing 747s are “totally out of control,” Trump told reporters in the lobby of his New York skyscraper.
The government has contracted with Boeing to build the planes, which would go into service around 2024. That means Trump wouldn’t fly on the aircraft, which carry U.S. presidents around the globe, unless he pursued and won a second term. But the Air Force has pressed for a faster schedule, saying the current version is becoming too expensive to repair and keep in good flying shape.
The contract for the planes was to be about $3 billion, but costs have been reported to be rising. Trump tweeted early Tuesday, “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!”
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7 comments:
Good job Mr. Trump!
For some time I've thought Bombardier would eventually take over the AF1 contract because they have what I consider to be a superior product.
God knows they make a nice snowmobile.
Thank god we now have a president with some common sense!
We need someone to question the spending of taxpayer money.
I saw a post on Facebook about Trump questioning the cost of AF1. It asked "What do you think?" Well duh, how should I know? When was the last time the average person priced a 747?
If Obama had a little more time,we should buy him a nice used piper cub.and still may not be worthy of that!
ATVs too
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