President Trump said on Sunday that he plans to remove the tariff on Irish whiskey.
Trump made the announcement during the trophy ceremony of a golf tournament in Ireland.
He said “everybody’s been bugging me” to do it.
“‘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 he was asked.
“And I said, ‘On behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off of Irish whiskey,'” he added.
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🚨 JUST IN: President Trump announces he's REMOVING ALL TARIFFS on Irish Whiskey, effective immediately
And the crowd's reaction was SO LOUD that it COMPLETELY drowned out his microphone 🤣
"On behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs — " (CROWD… pic.twitter.com/dTIVvm42LX
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 13, 2026
More from the Associated Press:
Irish whiskey currently faces the standard tariff imposed by Trump on most imports from the European Union, which was reduced from 15% to 10% in July.
Trump announced in May that he was lifting certain tariffs on U.K. whiskey, which includes Scotch and spirits made in Northern Ireland.
Trump’s apparent surprise announcement at the conclusion of the tournament was met with loud whistling and cheers from the crowd of spectators.
In May, the Irish Whiskey Association called for the tariffs to be removed, arguing that such a step would help many U.S. companies with Irish products in their portfolios and avoid uncertainty for consumers.
Trump made additional headlines during his Ireland trip by saying he would “love” to see the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland reunified.
He predicted that a united Ireland would happen eventually.
President Trump Backs A United Ireland, Says It Is ‘Going To Happen Eventually’
Fox Business shared further:
The president has spent several days touring Ireland in anticipation of this weekend's event. He met with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin Saturday and voiced his support for Irish unification.
The Republic of Ireland gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1922, while Northern Ireland, established in 1921, has remained part of the U.K.
ADVERTISEMENT"I don't want to cause any problems, but I will tell you, I'd love to see it unified. I have friends on both sides, great people. They're Irish people. How can they be bad, right?" Trump said in Dublin while on stage with Ireland's prime minister, Micheál Martin.
"I'd like to see a unified country. I think it would be a great feather in everybody's cap if that happened. It's going to happen eventually."
He added that the U.K. "will have something to say about it obviously," but he reiterated that unification would be a "great thing."
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in a statement that the U.K. government's stance on reunification remains unchanged.
"I am not aware that there is majority public support for another referendum, and until that changes, there will not be one," Burnham told reporters in Parliament, according to Reuters.
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