Trump is freeing Irish whiskey from tariffs while tightening the screws on Canadian booze

Prepare for more alcohol from across the pond, as the first sitting president to attend the Irish Open said Sunday that Irish whiskey will be tariff-free. 

This comes as multiple Canadian products, including alcohol, still fall under heavy tariffs and import bans.

The Open, hosted at Donald Trump’s own resort Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Doonbeg Ireland, ended with him presenting the winner’s trophy to Ireland’s Shane Lowry—and a message for Irish distillers. 

“Taoiseach and I talked about it, and Shane talked about it, and everybody’s been bugging me,” Trump said at the Irish Open regarding the whiskey tariffs. “They’re saying, ‘Would you do me a favor? It’s so unfair what’s going on. Could you possibly take the tariffs off of Irish whiskey?’”

He added, “and I said, on behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs........

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