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Donald Trump pressured the chief of one of the country’s major defense contractors Wednesday to lower the price of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, saying the massive project has ballooned well beyond what it should cost.
Mr. Trump said he couldn’t report any progress yet — “it’s a little bit of a dance,” he said — but predicted eventual success in negotiations with Lockheed Martin Corp., the lead contractor on a production line expected to top $1 trillion in costs across its total service cycle.
“We’re going to get the costs down and we’re going to get it done beautifully,” he said. – READ MORE