Trump says he plans to remove US tariff on Irish whiskey

President Donald Trump on Sept. 13 said he plans to remove a U.S. tariff on Irish whiskey.

Speaking on the closing day of the Irish Open golf tournament at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Ireland, Trump said he received multiple requests to lift the tariff, including from professional golfers and Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the country’s head of government.

"Everybody’s been bugging me about this one thing: 'Would you do me a favor? It’s so unfair what’s going on. Could you possibly take the tariffs off of Irish whiskey?'" Trump said.

"On behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off," the president added, which prompted cheers and applause from the tournament’s attendees.

Irish whiskey, like most imports from the European Union, currently faces a 10% U.S. tariff. Speaking to reporters later in the day on Sept. 13, Trump clarified that he plans to only remove the tariff on Irish whiskey, not tariffs on any other EU products.

He did not immediately specify when he plans to formally make the change.

The United States is a major market for Irish whiskey distilleries, accounting for an estimated 450 million euros in exports each…

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