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2. We can get 30 for Christmas now instead of just 2 or 3

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Thu May 8, 2025, 02:53 PM

May 2025

Gonna be so exciting to have 30 Rolls Royce engines under the tree.

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Tariff Watch: US decides to exempt Rolls-Royce engines [View all] struggle4progress May 2025 OP

Well that will really help the average American SheltieLover May 2025 #1

We can get 30 for Christmas now instead of just 2 or 3 underpants May 2025 #2

Right? SheltieLover May 2025 #15

O.M.G. sheshe2 May 2025 #27

Jet engines Abnredleg May 2025 #3

But hurt them at GE Aerospace Johnny2X2X May 2025 #11

Those engines aren't for Rolls-Royce cars. RR is a major manufacturer Ocelot II May 2025 #7

Those are some classy jet engines mdbl May 2025 #26

nice engines on a crappy problem filled plane lapfog_1 May 2025 #29

Thank goodness! usedtobedemgurl May 2025 #4

Giggling at posters who think they mean engines for cars. BannonsLiver May 2025 #5

Me, too. RR is the second-largest supplier of aircraft engines in the world. Ocelot II May 2025 #8

Rolls-Royce piston engines powered the best planes in WWII -- including Spitfire and Mustang. eppur_se_muova May 2025 #31

Someone should tell trump (and nbc) Hassin Bin Sober May 2025 #33

I'm not surprised he doesn't understand it. BannonsLiver May 2025 #35

What a coincidence. The engines on his 757 are Rolls Royce. Liberal In Texas May 2025 #6

I would say he needs new engines for his hoopty 757 but he recently grifted new engines with his $250 million... Hassin Bin Sober May 2025 #10

The only large jet engine manufacturers in the US are GE and Pratt & Whitney, Ocelot II May 2025 #20

According to Wikipedia: Liberal In Texas May 2025 #23

GE, RR and P&W are the primary makers of jet engines for large commercial aircraft, Ocelot II May 2025 #25

The..."main subject of the thread..." for you maybe. Not me. Liberal In Texas May 2025 #32

LOL, that'll really help all the rural folks that voted for Trumpy! FSogol May 2025 #9

It might help the people who work at Boeing. RR is a major builder of jet engines, Ocelot II May 2025 #12

I never mentioned cars and most MAGAts could care FSogol May 2025 #13

Of course they did 😩 Meowmee May 2025 #14

Why would car buyers be concerned about jet engines? MichMan May 2025 #16

I was kidding 😁 maybe I could have phrased it differently Meowmee May 2025 #17

See above posts. This has nothing to do with cars. Ocelot II May 2025 #18

Yes I realized that... lol Meowmee May 2025 #19

Reminds me of Bush trying to exempt yachts from luxury tax in 1992 wishstar May 2025 #21

These aren't car engines. BannonsLiver May 2025 #22

Was listening to his WH speech as I wrapped a birthday gift and he did mention cars -- allegorical oracle May 2025 #24

There really isn't a deal; there's just a concept of a deal. Ocelot II May 2025 #28

I didn't know RR engines powered so many planes. boonecreek May 2025 #30

Adding yet another costly complex layer of bureaucracy to determine exactly which parts of RR engines are exempt. Hugin May 2025 #34

Shocking! BootinUp May 2025 #36