In August 2018, Muilenburg and Jennifer Lowe, a vice president in Boeing Government Operations who had helped plan the ceremony for Reagan’s funeral in a previous job as a Republican congressional staffer, were at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. They had the prime seats next to Trump and his wife, Melania, at a dinner for business leaders. “We’re going to build a record number of airplanes this year thanks to the policies of this administration,” Muilenburg said. Trump cut in, “Boeing is doing very well. I think Boeing has to like me a lot. Right? You’re doing very well.
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