Trump's Irish whiskey tariff reversal
President Trump ended a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland on September 13 by pledging to eliminate the 10% US tariff on Irish whiskey, announcing the move at his Doonbeg golf club in County Clare after presenting the Irish Open trophy to winner Shane Lowry. 'Everybody's been bugging me... Could you possibly take the tariffs off of Irish whiskey?' Trump said, adding he would remove them 'on behalf of the United States of America.' Irish Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris called it a 'welcome announcement of economic significance,' and the move echoed Trump's earlier rollback of tariffs on Scotch whisky this spring following a state visit by King Charles III. The visit also included a meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin and President Catherine Connolly, during which Trump voiced support for a united Ireland, calling it something that 'would be a fantastic thing' -- remarks that drew pushback from the UK government and were met with a Downing Street reaffirmation of London's commitment to the Good Friday Agreement.
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