President Donald Trump said Elon Musk would be checking out Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there. While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon.
Boeing (NYSE:BA) has the help of Elon Musk in satisfying the requirements to deliver two new Air Force One jets after U.S. President Donald Trump complained about the program, the planemaker's chief executive,
President Donald Trump has expressed frustration about delays of the specially-outfitted pair of 747s that will serve as the next Air Force One aircraft. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has said the company is working with Trump's advisor Elon Musk to deliver the aircraft faster.
CNBC anchors had a laugh at a wild idea floated by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk — maybe there's really no gold in Fort Knox!
President Trump toured a Boeing aircraft, highlighting delays in the Air Force One project, while Elon Musk works with Boeing to speed up production.
Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.
Workers at a handful of agencies have begun receiving notifications that they are part of the “reduction in force” directed by the president, after a wave of firings that targeted probationary workers.
Boeing Co.’s chief executive officer said Elon Musk and his DOGE team are helping the planemaker work through bottlenecks that have caused the next fleet of Air Force One jets to fall years behind schedule.