According to a NYTimes report, Trump is furious about Boeing’s repeat delays in delivering two new Air Force One jets, and has “empowered Elon Musk to explore drastic options to prod Boeing to move faster, including relaxing security clearance standards for some who work on the presidential planes.” According to the report, Trump has even discussed whether a luxury jet could be acquired and refitted during the wait. Musk, whom Trump views as an efficiency and productivity magician, has been central to the discussions — consulting with the military, the White House and Boeing, the NYT sources said. The report goes on to note that Trump regards Boeing as “almost a lost cause”, and “often laments how far the company has fallen, wondering aloud what happened to the jet maker and why it seems incapable of building things anymore.” The two heavily modified Boeing 747s currently used interchangeably to fly the president are more than 30 years old and require extensive servicing. And while Trump can have any airplane he wants (and does), the president still views Air Force One as a symbol of power and prestige, and he is infuriated that he begins his second term flying around in the same aging […]