Trump asking Musk to pressure Boeing on delivering new Air Force One jets

Trump asking Musk to pressure Boeing on delivering new Air Force One jets


The delivery of two new Air Force One airplanes is at least three years behind schedule, prompting President Donald Trump to seek Elon Musk‘s guidance on how to get Boeing to expedite the project.

Trump, seated beside Musk during a Fox News interview that aired Tuesday, shared with Sean Hannity his frustrations with Boeing, which isn’t set to grant the White House the two plane models until Trump nears the end of his term. 

“I mean, they are actually in default, Boeing,” Trump said. “They’ve been building this thing forever. I don’t know what’s going on.”

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The Air Force contracted Boeing to supply the planes in 2018 with the expectation that they’d be delivered by 2024.

However, a combination of factors, such as a worker

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