ManBaby-Elect wants to cancel Boeing's "$4 Billion" Air Force One contract (it's $1.65 Billion)

[Miles Archer]

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will cancel Boeing’s contract to build a new Air Force One, citing “out of control” costs.

Trump tweeted, “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!”

The current cost of the program is not, however, more than $4 billion. The Defense Department has budgeted $1.65 billion for the two planes, Reuters reported in January when Boeing won the contract.

In response to Trump’s comments, Boeing said its current contract with the Air Force is just $170 million.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-boeing-air-force-one_us_5846d361e4b02f60b024d331

[Cattledog]

1. The President can't cancel it. Congress appropriates funds for the aircraft.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Appears this Con Man

moved Boeing Stock for the advantage of one of his friends. If I were a CEO,I would be damn worried about this Guy costing my company major dollars.

New form of Insider Trading by the close personal friends of the Con Job liar in chief.

[Initech]

3. How did this asshole get elected???

[former9thward]

4. No its $4 billion.

A March 2016 report from the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, estimated the cost of the overall program at $3.21 billion, including the purchase of two aircraft.

But the GAO estimated the costs for research and development would be would be lower, at just under $2 billion. If the GAO report used the same Air Force estimate for research and development, then its estimate would be around $4 billion.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-airplane-idUSKBN13V1S5

[Kingofalldems]

7. Trump ininsuated there was one aircraft.

Sorry you didn't notice that.

[former9thward]

11. The OP said it was $1.65 Billion.

Sorry you didn't notice that.

[0rganism]

5. so he cancels it, spends $2 billion upgrading his own jet, and then tells us he saved $2 billion

meanwhile, he and his buddies make millions shorting Boeing stock

so much "winning", it's starting already!

[Miles Archer]

8. No gold toilets on Air Force One

How can he make America Great Again from the air without a gold toilet? HOW???

[Coventina]

6. So much for saving American jobs.....

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. It's about payback

Washington State did not vote for him so he wants to make us suffer.

[onecaliberal]

10. Let him keep riding in the shitler express.

[Vinca]

12. "ManBaby" - my favorite nickname to date.