Trump heard about the big problem in the war with Iran - and demanded to pick up the phone

Donald Trump heard about the severe shortage of missiles and interceptors in the war against Iran, and demanded that Steve Feinberg, the billionaire tasked with expanding production, act urgently. The Pentagon is struggling to meet demand, production lines cannot keep up with the launch rate, and Congress has not approved the required $28 billion budget. Feinberg established a new procurement mechanism that reports directly to him, and recruited about 300 former managers from the automotive industry and other sectors into a group called "Business Operators for National Defense." Palantir received a contract worth up to $244 million for a system called War Machine, designed to analyze production processes and identify bottlenecks. The Pentagon paid about $300 million to the consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal. Feinberg summoned lawmakers last December and demanded an additional $28 billion, but ultimately only about $8 billion was added. Trump publicly backed him, saying he is "doing a great job," but Feinberg himself admits there is no guarantee of success.