U.S. President Donald Trump was met by loud cheers as he announced tariffs on Irish whiskey would soon be removed.
The announcement was made during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open on Sunday.
“Everybody’s been bugging me,” Trump said. “And I said, ‘On behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off.'”
The president was drowned out by the crowd’s cheers before he finished his sentence.
But Trump’s proposed decision to lift tariffs comes even as they remain in place on several countries, including the 50 per cent imposed on numerous Canadian goods as Canada and the U.S. trade war rages on.
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Those tariffs took effect last month after attempts at reaching a deal fell apart.
At the time, Prime Minister Mark Carney cited three issues that torpedoed the negotiations: disagreements over extending the trade deal to include medium or heavy vehicles like trucks, the U.S. purportedly wanting to put limits on trade deals Canada could seek, and issues surrounding French language rules.
Carney announced counter-tariffs would also be put on billions of dollars worth of U.S. exports, which took effect this past week.
In response to those counter-tariffs, Trump announced the U.S. would ban certain Canadian imports, including most alcohol, some dairy products, and motorcycles. Those bans are set to take effect Sept. 29.
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On Saturday, Trump also claimed Canada wants to reach a deal with the U.S. “very badly,” and suggested an agreement could come “fairly soon” if the Canadian government addressed his concerns about agricultural trade.
The tariffs on Irish whiskey were imposed months ago as part of Trump’s broader tariff regime on European Union imports, which was reduced from 15 per cent to 10 per cent in July.
The decrease was announced following a meeting with King Charles III and Queen Camilla, where he said he’d be lifting certain tariffs on U.K. whisky, which includes Scotch and spirits made in Northern Ireland.
Trump did not specify how soon the tariffs would be lifted, nor were additional details provided.
—with files from The Associated Press
The Canada Investment Summit, held in Toronto on September 14–15, 2026, invited investors from 28 countries. The largest contingents included 33 firms from the United States and 28 from Canada. Other represented nations included the United Kingdom (9), France (8), Australia (7), the United Arab Emirates (4), China (3), Malaysia (2), and single representatives from Norway, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia.
Just came back from Ireland the US is truly the most hated country in the world
Yes but it went up 3.2%. You sure it wasn’t 3.1%? Was that 1st or 2nd quarter? 2nd. Which year 2024 or 2025? That’s libs having conversations on comments board so they think they are smart, when everyone with a brain knows they aren’t. Carry on and stay dumb libbys!
@Aj. Nationalism and defending your country are for right wingers. A good Liberal always dunks on their own country.
Makes sense. Irish whisky is so much better than disgusting swill that Canadians drink.
@Y. We should question everything, I agree. The point is that peer reviewed studies have shown that the vaccine is overwhelmingly safe. Sure, we should always view groupthink, which humans are prone to, with skepticism. But the studies are sound if one reads them.
@Ben
Your right, shouldn’t question anything….
Should just use AI and get the truth like you…
Afterall, cherry picked data from companies that produced vaccine is 100% accurate, and verified by health Canada. You know, the same health Canada that promoted gloyhole sex as an effective deterrent. Keep towing the line Ben…
@y 935pm. There is no need to cover the covid commission. Canada’s death rate per capita was much lower than the US thanks to lockdowns and higher vaccine uptake. Millions were saved by the vaccine. It was tragic that some had a bad reaction but over 99% of people did not.
The negative AI Bot commentators are strong on this site ..
All you dainty boy fruity azz shart whisperers should stick to commenting on cbc, hear me out, what do think of, explain to me, shutup with your hundred word moronic banter, have you ever done a days work, you’re giving me and your mom a fugging headache
Just keep Trumpin’, Trump. It isn’t gonna save you. You get weaker every day.
Hear that sound? It’s the sound of the mid-term election train, coming fast. There are lots of angry voters, people who voted for you in the past. You betrayed them and they aren’t going to forget it.
Meanwhile, you attend to such important business as renaming lakes with a Sharpie. So prescidenchial! An old man, muttering about windmills, showers and toilets.
My question is .. what did Ireland have to do for this to happen??
Could it be something to do with Trump’s businesses??
It’s interesting, Czarney’s announcement of “Associate member” into EU just gets a quick video with no comments……No coverage of COVID commission…but Trump removes a tariff on Irish whiskey and it’s a full story, with comments open.
Pathetic Global
Carney promised a trade deal by July 31/2025. Originally CBC painted Carney as the Trump “Whisperer”, how wrong they were.
@Ben . Carney quote in 2025.
“I am the guy who will get a deal with Trump. I know how to negotiate and I can manage Trump as I know how these negotiations work with my experience”.
@Anonymous 748pm. The mainstream media is not some cabal which came up with an idea to get Carney elected. There is an interplay between the media, public opinion, and politicians. It’s a feedback loop and each of the three groups can magnify a particular narrative. Of course Carney, like all politicians, said he would try to get a deal. Once negotiations started, he realized the US was asking too much.
One never knows what this man will do on any given day including him. His daily routine is by the seat of his pants no matter how big or how small the issues. Nothing is thought out..it’s all reactive..and sometimes based on the last conversation he had.
@Jack Wright. Discussions have been kept active. Negotiating positions and draft terms are, as a matter of course, kept confidential. Carney never claimed to be a master negotiator, just the best person to negotiate. The americans are asking too much and we must try to get more out of them before the midterms.
The only time GIobaIist News posts an article on a Sunday is if Trump says something.
Trump is their daddy.
Why can’t Ben just admit that Carney failed on the one election platform that the main stream media pushed for him and got him elected?
We know from the concessions leaked before the deal fell apart, that Carney caved to the US long before he walked away.
They should show us that deal.
@Ben. What was the deal? He hasn’t told us has he. Plus Carney fancies himself as a Master Negotiator so why can he get it done. Sounds like excuses and nothing else.
@aj. They are not Canadians
What’s up with you negative Canadians putting down negative comments about Carney?You should be backing up . Canada. You would gladly have made a deal with the USA even if it was giving away our resources and getting nothing back. Disrespectful and no honour
@Claudia. Oh, so we should “sign whatever Washington wants.” That’s not negotiating, that’s surrendering.
Carney still doesn’t have a deal. He promised one by end of July 2025. He walked away from the negotiating table like a coward. Seems Mexico can deal with the USA.
Carney walked away from the table in order to help,win by-elections
If they weren’t happy they should have stayed at the table and kept negotiating
Now life is going to get more expensive for all Canadians because he chose politics over behaving professionally