Trump says cancel new Air Force One: Costs 'out of control'

Associated Press ^ | Dec. 6, 2016 9:36 AM EST | Jonathan Lemire

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Six weeks from taking office, Donald Trump says he wants the government to cut some costs by canceling its order for a new Air Force One, the plane that carries presidents around the globe.

The government has contracted with Boeing to build two or more new planes, which would go into service around 2024. That means Trump wouldn’t fly on the new planes unless he pursued and won a second term. But the Air Force has pressed for a faster schedule, saying the current planes are 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!” …

[RoosterRedux]

No prob.:-)

[Just mythoughts]

Come on now, we all know that ‘black lives matter’.

[Liz]

Let me write that down....I keep forgetting (smirk).

[MinuteGal]

I hope that in view of the flap about paying for Melania's and Barron's security for five months you will forward the VITAL STATISTICS contained in your factual post up-thread to the proper media outlets...Hannity, Carlson, Judge Jeanine, O'Reilly, Dobbs, Drudge...and whoever else is on your must-send-to list.

Leni

[stephenjohnbanker]

Obama is SCUM

Next..

[dragonblustar]

Those liberals got a dose of how Obama makes the rest of the country feel.

[Pinkbell]

Liberals think he will cancel the whole thing. I don’t think so. I think he is looking to make a deal.

[DaveA37]

Even though Boeing claims to be “under contract”, Trump has a way of resolving issue like that. We’ll see where that goes.