Donald Trump claims that the mainstream media is filled with nothing but untruths, though it would seem that he is making rash policy assertations over Twitter based on stories covered by those media sources.
On Tuesday Fox and Friends did a segment about job outsourcing and cited Boeing. Various news outlets identified the coincidence between the Trump tweet and the news segment.
Is it possible that today’s big news cycle setting tweet about Boeing and Air Force One was also brought about by Fox & Friends? via Mediaite.com
Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2016
Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2016
Not limited to the Fox and Friends story, the Chicago Tribune also released an article early yesterday morning.
It looks like Trump is eager for a China confrontation. This week, he launched a Twitter barrage chiding that country’s trade, monetary and political policies. His comments came after he participated in a controversial phone call with the leader of Taiwan that China — which considers the island a rebel province — viewed as an insult.
The last thing Boeing, with $96 billion in annual revenues, wants is an international trade war that could raise tariffs or greatly disrupt long-standing, albeit imperfect, global agreements. Boeing risks retaliation and facing greater state-backed overseas competition.
