In December 2016, then-President-elect Trump sent word that, when it came to government spending, there was a new sheriff in town.
“Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion,” he tweeted. “Cancel order!”
With great fanfare, Trump opened talks with Boeing and as recently as June declared that he had forced Boeing to knock $1.6 billion off the price. He boasted about his negotiating triumph over and over.
View the complete August 7 article by Dana Milbank on The Washington Post website here.