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Another day, another leak from Donald Trump’s vapid consciousness to his Twitter feed via his tiny, orange hands.
In the latest leak from his mystery of a brain, the President-elect tweeted:
Based on the tremendous cost and cost overruns of the Lockheed Martin F-35, I have asked Boeing to price-out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet!
The F-35, a fleet of which was being developed for $379 billion, is a stealth fighter jet with the crucial ability to see, but not be seen. It’s the product of a complex combination of materials and shape, and only a handful of countries have ever developed them.
Here's a video of the jet's development:
Trump has met with Lockheed Martin to discuss bringing down the cost of the F-35’s fifth-generation stealth F-35 Lightening II jet. Its CEO Marillyn Hewson said in a statement that the F-35 programme is “critical” to the US’s national security.
Trump wants to replace the F-35 with a “comparable” F-18 Super Hornet, however this jet is not a stealth jet.
And people are a little concerned, to say the least:
Trump goes against F-35?! W'out F-35 US/NATO wld b in a critical situation in 5y. What if the UK canceled Spitfire & Hawker Hurricane in '38— Eerik-Niiles Kross (@Eerik-Niiles Kross) 1481614420
F-18. LOL! This guy Donald Trump is such a clown. The F-35 is a versatile aircraft with stealth technology. Trump, show us your tax returns!— Voice of Reason (@Voice of Reason) 1482454253
if Trump read his briefings he would know the huge difference between the F-18 and F-35 hope someone's getting model airplanes from Santa— BrokenPromisedLand🇺🇸 (@BrokenPromisedLand🇺🇸) 1482453263
F-35 & F-18 not remotely comparable; different generations. Interesting that only govt spending Trump is interested… https://t.co/guCcffFHgh— Max Boot (@Max Boot) 1482446778
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