With all the problems Boeing is facing with the 737Max, you know what else is going to get hurt? US trade balance, because aircraft is one of the biggest industries for exports, and Boeing is the nation’s biggest exporter. Annually, it’s a nearly $100 billion, so what happens with Boeing will help/harm the trade balance.

That means, if Trump wants to interfere and muck about with the trade balance, he could push for the FAA to certify the changes, or he could delay them even further.

We’ve repeatedly seen Trump interfere in business actions, and I wouldn’t put this past him either.