Trump Tells Boeing to Cancel New Air Force One (retirements, 2015, million)

[theother]

Well let him get bombed out the air.

[G1..]

Originally Posted by theother

Well let him get bombed out the air.

I wish him no harm I want him Impeached.

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by tinytrump

President-elect on Tuesday ripped Boeing for the cost of a new Air Force One plane, calling for the contract to be cancelled.
"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!" Trump tweeted.


Trump: Cancel Boeing's contract for Air Force One | TheHill

... for most Americans to realize the dumb twitter outbursts from President-elect Tweet are merely distractions and meaningless for anything other than being smokescreens for his agenda?

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by G1..

What people are saying is that President (elected or otherwise ) should keep his opinions to himself and not tweet it out.Boeing's number have been falling since the Tangerine opened his mouth.

IF, I repeat IF, reality doesn't match what Trump said, he should keep his mouth shut.

I will also repeat, again, that we don't know the details and are debating this based upon the scant information reported (reported not known).

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

So... we still don't know the actual details?

So...I posted a quote from Boeing to add balance to the "$4 Billion" quote.

[Finn_Jarber]

If you talk to companies who have done business (or tried to) with Trump, it is common for him to dishonor contracts after the other party has already invested & spent a considerable amount of money assuming the contract would be honored. The R&D for this kind of custom plane is not cheap. Probably a better deal could be negotiated, but why attack the company in public? Their stock value lost $1.5 billion after the Trump-attack.

[Astral_Weeks]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

$2.35 billion is not symbolic.

It is symbolic when the Federal budget is $3.8 trillion in fiscal year 2015.

Trump's tax plan would add TRILLIONS to the deficit. So yes, it is very symbolic.

Donald Trump’s Economic Plan, Up Close, Doesn’t Add Up - Real Time Economics - WSJ

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by Astral_Weeks

It is symbolic when the Federal budget is $3.8 trillion in fiscal year 2015.

Trump's tax plan would add TRILLIONS to the deficit. So yes, it is very symbolic.

Donald Trump’s Economic Plan, Up Close, Doesn’t Add Up - Real Time Economics - WSJ

Do you think cutting $2.35 billion from the Parks Department would be no big deal?

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

So...I posted a quote from Boeing to add balance to the "$4 Billion" quote.

Unless you're saying that article has the details, then we are still left without them.

[sirtiger]

Originally Posted by RedZin

His planes are REALLY old. And full of gold. I bet they're the tackiest planes in the sky.

Still one of the most expensive private planes in the world!