President Donald Trump said Elon Musk would be checking out Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there WASHINGTON -- While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) has the help of Elon Musk in satisfying the requirements to deliver two new Air Force One jets after U.S. President Donald Trump complained about the program, the planemaker's chief executive,

President Donald Trump said Elon Musk would be checking out Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there. WASHINGTON — While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon.

Boeing's CEO said Elon Musk is helping the planemaker work through bottlenecks that have caused Air Force One jets to fall years behind schedule.

President Donald Trump discussed Fort Knox and the status of the United States' gold reserves while aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, echoing recent speculation fueled online by billionaire ally Elon Musk.

President Donald Trump wants his newest Air Force One, and he is not pleased with Boeing for the delays in that process. The commander-in-chief has therefore deputized Elon Musk to spur Boeing along and has even wondered aloud about entirely handing the project over to the technology maven.

Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.

Tinker Air Force Base is one of the largest employers in Oklahoma, with more than 26,000 military and civilian employees. Though it hasn't happened yet, hundreds of civilian employees could be in line to lose their jobs at Tinker Air Force Base sometime this month.