{"id":21242,"date":"2017-02-03T11:26:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T11:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=21242"},"modified":"2017-02-03T11:26:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T11:26:56","slug":"lockheed-says-didnt-seek-help-from-trumps-ex-campaign-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/politics\/lockheed-says-didnt-seek-help-from-trumps-ex-campaign-manager.html","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed says didn&#8217;t seek help from Trump&#8217;s ex-campaign manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\u201djustify\u201d>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Lockheed says didn&#8217;t seek help from Trump&#8217;s ex-campaign manager<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Lockheed says didn&#8217;t seek help from Trump&#8217;s ex-campaign manager:-<\/strong> Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) did not turn to Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump&#8217;s former campaign manager, and his lobbying firm to steer through the cost dispute around the F-35 fighter plane, a company spokesman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Lockheed, the world&#8217;s largest defense contractor, sought Lewandowski&#8217;s help after an initial discussion on the issue between Trump and Lockheed&#8217;s Marillyn Hewson didn&#8217;t go well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Lockheed has not retained Lewandowski, or his lobbying firm,&#8221; spokesman William Phelps told Reuters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The problem erupted in December when Trump slammed the F-35 program for being too expensive and said he intends to keep pushing to cut the costs of military hardware.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Trump also targeted Boeing with tweets for &#8220;out of control&#8221; costs on new Air Force One planes and sought cancellation of the order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Last month, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis ordered cost-cutting reviews of the F-35 fighter jet and Boeing&#8217;s (BA.N) next-generation of the Air Force One presidential plane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">In June, Trump fired Lewandowski, who had been overseeing the campaign&#8217;s fundraising arm, over a dispute with other advisers. 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