Travel Report 20 - POTUS presents trophy at Irish Open; plans to lift tariffs off Irish whiskey

At 6:30p President Trump walked out onto the middle of the 18th green to participate in the trophy presentation of the Irish Open and announced he plans to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey.

The ceremony began with the head of DP World Tour Guy Kinnings thanking President Trump for being at the tournament and supporting golf, and Eric Trump for the condition of the Doonbeg course. Trump’s family and some advisers watched from the side.

The president smiled and shook his head as he listened to the compliments and words of thanks.

The president said it was “an honor, and Shane played unbelievable.”

He talked about having dinner with Lowry and Rory McIlroy last night and telling them how he wanted to watch Lowry win.

Trump said “Doonbeg and frankly, Ireland itself has been so incredible, so inviting, and we're very honored by presenting you with a great course. It's been great.”

He also made a surprise trade announcement during his speech.

“I want to mention one thing: the Taoiseach and I talked about it, and Shane talked about it, and everybody's been bugging me about this one thing. 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 ended his speech by announcing, “on behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off of Irish whiskey.”

Trump then handed over a Waterford crystal trophy to Lowry before the champ did an interview on the green about his win.

Meridith McGraw

White House Reporter