President Donald Trump is checking out fighter jets at a Boeing facility in St. Louis and holding a round-table discussion with business leaders.
The president climbed a set of metal stairs to take a look at the cockpit of an EA-18 Growler plane.
Trump is calling Boeing a “truly great company” and says the U.S. makes the best fighter jets in the world.
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 14, 2018
Trump says he has asked Congress to provide funding for two dozen new F-18 jets and jokes with the head of Boeing that he’s “working on price.”
The president is in Missouri to promote the benefits of last year’s tax overhaul. He says families in Missouri will save $4 billion in taxes in 2018
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ST. LOUIS (AP) – President Donald Trump is in Missouri to promote the tax cuts he signed into law last year and campaign for Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley.
Trump toured a Boeing plant in St. Louis as part of his visit Wednesday. The facility produces Navy F/A-18s and Air Force F-15s.
Trump is also holding a round table with business leaders and workers at the plant before headlining a fundraiser for Hawley, who is running for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Claire McCaskill.
It’s his second fundraiser in as many days.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) – President Donald Trump is traveling to Missouri to promote recent tax cuts and campaign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley.
Trump is scheduled to visit the Boeing plant in St. Louis Wednesday. He’ll hold a round table with business leaders and workers, then plans to attend a fundraiser for Hawley.
During a November trip to Missouri, Trump publicly endorsed the Republican Hawley in his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Claire McCaskill.
Trump also previously visited a Springfield, Missouri, manufacturing plant in August to launch his push for an overhaul of the nation’s tax system. He’ll return with a win under his belt after Congress passed legislation to significantly cut taxes for corporations while providing more modest tax breaks for middle-class families.