Trump Visiting Ireland Announces Plans to Lift Tariffs on Irish Whiskey

U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday (the 13th, local time) that he will eliminate tariffs on Irish whiskey imported into the United States.

While visiting Ireland, President Trump made the announcement during a speech at the prize-giving ceremony for the Irish Open golf tournament held at his own golf resort in Doonbeg, according to the White House press pool.

President Trump said, "I want to mention one thing. I spoke about this with the Prime Minister, and I spoke about it with Shane (tournament champion Shane Lowry), and everybody has been bugging me about this one thing," adding that they requested him to lift the tariffs imposed on Irish whiskey.

President Trump then stated, "On behalf of the United States, I will remove the tariffs on Irish whiskey."

According to the Associated Press, Irish whiskey is currently subject to a 15% tariff imposed by the Trump administration on European Union imports, and the Irish Whiskey Association had urged the abolition of the tariff last May.

The Associated Press reported that while the audience responded with whistles and cheers to President Trump's surprise announcement, a specific timeline for when the tariffs will be lifted has not been confirmed.

Previously, right after the conclusion of British King Charles III's state visit to the United States in late April, President Trump announced via social media that he would eliminate tariffs on Scotch whisky, a major product of Scotland, UK.

Regarding this, the AP reported that "the Scotch Whisky Association stated that the duty-free policy was announced on July 24."

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