The administration of United States President Donald Trump is considering taking a stake in domestic defence contractors, including the aerospace company Lockheed Martin.

On Tuesday, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick hinted at the administration making a possible investment in the company as he defended Trump’s push for a greater role in business.

“They’re thinking about it,” Lutnick told the news outlet CNBC when asked if the administration was considering taking pieces of contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing or Palantir Technologies .

While Lutnick cited Pentagon leaders as the source of his information, he also indicated that deals were far from being finalised.

“There’s a lot of talking that needs to be had about, how do we finance our munitions acquisitions?” Lutnick s

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