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In reply to the discussion: Furious Trump Sics Musk on Boeing to Deliver New Air Force One Jets [View all]Attilatheblond
(5,180 posts)2. Browbeat and rush Boeing?
What could possibly go wrong?
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Furious Trump Sics Musk on Boeing to Deliver New Air Force One Jets [View all]
BumRushDaShow
11 hrs ago
OP
Put it in a box and make him assemble it himself like IKEA furniture. n/t
forgotmylogin
5 hrs ago
#42
$4.66 billion and Boeing expects to lose nearly one billion dollars on the order
VMA131Marine
9 hrs ago
#14
No - the original replacement contract was signed in 2015, well before the idiot started making changes.
SeattleVet
45 min ago
#69
"the same presidential planes that have been in use for more than 30 years, dating back to George H.W. Bush's term"
Polybius
10 hrs ago
#10
Sure, push for early delivery & have Trump, Musk, Vance & Johnson on board for first flight.
NotHardly
10 hrs ago
#11
How far down the line of succession do you have to go to find a decent person?
LearnedHand
5 hrs ago
#41
I would suspect that some of the delay is due to all of the software necessary to make the plane the
in2herbs
10 hrs ago
#13
Rubio even took the initiative to have the electronics systems pre engineered for Boeing...
EarthFirst
9 hrs ago
#15
Maybe he can get them faster if he goes with the surprise falling door option. (n/t)
thesquanderer
8 hrs ago
#16
Dear Lord, please have Felon Musk sign off on his engineering orders while trashing Boeing. Please ...
marble falls
6 hrs ago
#29
Trump wants to fly on a plane that musk has something to do with? Good luck with that landing
Augiedog
4 hrs ago
#51
By all means, Dotard, please a) rely on Edolf's technical prowess to b) rush production
RockRaven
4 hrs ago
#55
"Rolling back security clearance standards for those working on the presidential planes."
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
4 hrs ago
#56
Oh please pleas put musk in charge' maybe the plane willl explode, or fall out of the sky
PortTack
2 hrs ago
#61