Updated on: April 23, 2026 / 9:26 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google President Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier after oil prices drop. The president confirmed his continued interest in offering Spirit a financial lifeline after a lawyer told a U.S. Bankruptcy Court that the airline was in advanced talks with the U.S. government on a financing deal that would allow Spirit to emerge from Chapter 11 protection.  "They have some good aircraft and good assets, and when the prices of oil goes down, we'll sell it for a profit," Mr. Trump said, speaking at an unrelated Oval Office event. "I'd love to be able to save those jobs. I'd love to be able to save an airline." "And we're looking, if we could get it for the right price, I'd do it to save the jobs," the president said. Mr.…