President-elect Donald Trump fired a shot across the bow of aerospace giant Boeing on Tuesday morning. In a tweet, Trump noted his displeasure with the price tag associated with the $4 billion price tag associated with the building a pair of Boeing 747s to serve as Air Force Ones, and even suggested the U.S. government cancel the order.
When asked about his comment by a reporter later in the day, Trump reiterated his objections.
"The plane is totally out of control. It’s going to be over $4 billion for the Air Force One program and I think it’s ridiculous,” Trump later said to a reporter at Trump Tower. "I think Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money."
Boeing has responded to the President-elect's statement, saying they look forward to delivering "the best value" for taxpayers.
So, was Donald Trump out of line to publicly blast Boeing? Hardly.
No he was completely right. Let other businesses know that the era of $25.00 hammers is over.
ReplyDelete$25 heck that was 1984. Try $250 from the latest pentagon documents released under foia
DeleteI'm pleased that somebody, besides the Kleptocrats, are looking out for OUR taxpayer dollars !
ReplyDeleteParts are routinely replaced on Air Force One at 30% of life expectancy. It's pricey no matter what way you look at it.
ReplyDeleteLet the world leaders come to us! PROBLEM SOLVED!
ReplyDeleteTrump knows business he is just trying to save taxpayers billions of dollars that Obama would have had no problem spending. Yea! Go Trump.
ReplyDeletePlenty of $25+ hammers at home depot.
ReplyDelete