Boeing Needs ‘Tough Love,’ Trump’s Transportation Nominee Says

Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Transportation Department vowed to ensure Boeing Co. implements a plan to bolster its safety and manufacturing practices if confirmed for the role. “Boeing is a national security issue. Boeing is the largest exporter of American product,” Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy told members of the Senate Commerce Committee on January 15. “In one of my meetings, someone said they need ‘tough love,’ which is what they do need.”

The former Fox News personality and Wisconsin congressman also said he would “absolutely” meet with the relatives of those who died in two Boeing Co. 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019.

If confirmed as Transportation Secretary, Duffy will lead a department whose regulators have bolstered scrutiny of commercial aviation in…