December 13, 2016
Trump’s 757 and Trade Deficit Realities
When Donald Trump goes shopping for large aircraft, which he does from time to time, there is one item at the top of his "non-negotiable" list. Trump insists on British-made Rolls Royce turbo fan jet engines. He doesn't need to worry much about the interior, or even the cockpit windshield when jet shopping, as those refinements can be redone after he buys. (Both were redone, in fact, on the Trump 757.) However, the engines must be Rolls.
For the record, new 757s were offered to airlines and other buyers with either Pratt and Whitney turbo fans, produced by highly paid union members in Connecticut among other places, or with Rolls Royce engines produced by highly paid British union members. Certainly those American workers would want the Donald to "buy American," wouldn't you think?
Moreover, when those British engines hit some port on American shores, they added big numbers to America's trade deficit figures, figures...(Read Full Article)