Trump Orders Musk to Get Air Force One Finished Quickly, Even If It Isn't Fully Safe Yet

What's the worst that could happen? President Donald Trump is running out of patience with Boeing, which was supposed to deliver two new Air Force One planes by the end of his predecessor's term. And guess who he's turning to to speed things up? Elon Musk, who Trump has "empowered" to take measures to get the beleaguered aerospace company to stop dragging its feet, the New York Times reports. Trump's pick for the task isn't surprising, since he's asked the world's richest man to do everything short of fixing the White House's plumbing in his ostensible mission of making the federal government more "efficient." If Musk can fly a rocket, Trump reportedly told associates, per the NYT, he can probably fly an airplane. But the lengths that Trump is letting Musk go here are alarming. According to the NYT, Musk has questioned the amount of time needed to flight test the planes, and is also considering lowering the security clearance required to work on the new jets, which are armed with a ... Read full article.