Trump Vents at Boeing, Suggests ‘Different Route’ for Air Force One
Trump was personally involved in negotiations with Boeing for new versions of the planes - which have been in service for three decades — during his first term, and the Air Force has already committed to paying Boeing $3.5 billion toward the project.
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President Donald Trump said he “may have to go a different route” after repeated delays have prevented Boeing Co. from delivering the next generation of planes to serve as Air Force One.
“They can never finish the damn thing,” Trump said Wednesday evening during a conference hosted by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in Miami. “I’m getting two of them, actually. But we may have to go a different route, because it’s taken them a long time.”