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Trump takes to Twitter to pit Boeing and Lockheed Martin against each other

Click to play video: 'Trump praises Lockheed Martin for slashing $600M from troubled F-35 jet costs'
Trump praises Lockheed Martin for slashing $600M from troubled F-35 jet costs
WATCH ABOVE: President Trump praised Lockheed Martin on Monday for slashing the costs of the troubled U.S. F-35 jet program, saying his threats to negotiate with Boeing has saved taxpayers $600-million – Jan 30, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump is using Twitter to pit two major military contractors against each other, inviting Boeing to “price-out” its F-18 fighter jet to compete with Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 fighter.

Trump tweeted the following message Thursday evening:

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Trump met Wednesday with the CEOs of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Following the meetings, both CEOs said they had discussed lowering costs.

WATCH: Trump says they’re looking to cut costs after meetings with Boeing, Lockheed CEOs 
Click to play video: 'Trump says they’re looking to cut costs after meetings with Boeing, Lockheed CEOs'
Trump says they’re looking to cut costs after meetings with Boeing, Lockheed CEOs

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Since winning the election, Trump has complained about the cost of Boeing’s work on two new Air Force One planes and Lockheed’s contract for F-35s.

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