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Trump hints at big order for Boeing F-18s to replace some F-35s
President Donald Trump suggested that a larger purchase of Boeing Co.’s F/A-18 Super Hornet may be in the offing, as he toured the planemaker’s South Carolina factory on Friday.
“We are looking seriously at a big order,” Trump said of the fighter jet. “The problem is Dennis is a tough negotiator,” referring to Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg, who was also on hand.
“We’re going to save billions and billions of dollars, many billions of dollars. Most important we are going to have a great product from both Boeing and Lockheed,” President Trump told reporters in South Carolina.
If price of the F-35 doesn’t continue to come down, Trump said, “we would” replace some orders with Boeing’s F-18.