Donald Trump ‘cheered’ after lifting ‘unfair’ whiskey tariffs at Irish Open
Donald Trump accepts cheers during the trophy presentation on the final day of the Irish Open (Picture: Getty)
Donald Trump brought joy to the Irish after telling crowds at the Irish Open he would lift his tariffs on whiskey.
Crowds cheered the US President and chanted ‘USA’ as he announced the decision on Sunday.
He said he had discussed the matter with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
He said: ‘Everybody’s been bugging me.
‘They are saying would you do me a favour? It’s so unfair what’s going on.
‘Could you possibly take the tariffs off of Irish whiskey and I said, on behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off Irish whiskey.’
His announcement came after Irish premier Micheál Martin said there had been a ‘over-reaction’ to Donald Trump’s comments over Irish unity.
The Taoiseach was asked about criticism of Mr Trump’s remarks from unionists and some UK politicians.
He said: ‘I think some of the reaction is an overreaction.
‘It shouldn’t be a surprise he takes a different sort of perspective on things, we know that.
‘Certainly he is viewing it, from my conversations with him over lunch, he is looking at it from a perspective of looking in on the island of Ireland and logically saying it seems inevitable it should be unified.’
He added: ‘That is his consistent view, he believes that and people are entitled to have a view and an opinion.’
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