Trump's F-35 Calls Came With a Surprise: Rival CEO Was Listening
- Boeing CEO was in the room as Trump phoned program chief
- Lockheed has faced Trump attacks over cost of F-35 contract
Trump's Surprise F-35 Calls Overheard by Rival CEO
Days before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump made two surprise calls to the Air Force general managing the Pentagon’s largest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 jet.
Listening in on one of those calls was Dennis Muilenburg -- the CEO of Lockheed’s chief rival, Boeing Co.