Trump says the F-35 is too expensive and he's not wrong. But this is what he's up against. Sources: 1:09 www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/defense-offsets-from-contractual-burden-to-competitive-weapon 1:15 www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers 1:49 tucson.com/business/tucson/major-raytheon-expansion-could-bring-nearly-jobs-to-tucson/article_9509443f-390a-5c37-8861-9fb45179c5ab.html www.dailybreeze.com/article/zz/20130503/NEWS/130509581 www.boeing.com/company/general-info/#/employment-data 2:44 www.politico.com/story/2015/08/is-lockheed-martin-too-big-too-fail-121203 3:58 www.nytimes.com/2001/12/12/business/boeing-s-war-footing-lobbyists-are-its-army-washington-its-battlefield.html www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/06/uncle-sam-buys-an-airplane/302509/ 4:24 www.f35.com/about/economic-impact 4:44 www.businessinsider.com/this-map-explains-the-f-35-fiasco-2014-8 Subscribe to our channel! goo.gl/0bsAjO Lockheed Martin F-35 is the Pentagon's newest fighter jet. In a single tweet, Trump called to cancel the program. But the F-35 can't be cancelled because its deeply embedded in American politics, military and economy. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: goo.gl/U2g06o

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