“Cancel order!” Trump tweeted on Tuesday, citing high costs for building the presidential planes.
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to cancel the government's multibillion dollar contract with Boeing for new Air Force One planes.
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In a call with reporters on Tuesday, Trump spokesman Jason Miller did not explain how Trump got the $4 billon figure, but said that overall program cost was "a pretty big number."
"I think this really speaks to the president-elect’s focus on keeping costs down across the board with regard to government spending,” Miller, said. “I think people are really frustrated with some of the big price tags that are coming out for programs, even in addition to this one. So we’re going to look for areas where we can keep costs down and look for ways where we can save money.”
He said the exact details would come once Trump was sworn in.
In January 2013, Trump had tweeted that Boeing was a "great company" and that he had bought stock in Boeing. However, Miller told reporters on Tuesday that Trump had sold all of his stocks in June, though he didn't provide evidence.
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