Trump announces removal of U.S. tariffs on Irish whiskey at Irish Open ceremony
President Donald Trump announced on September 13, 2026, that he would remove U.S. tariffs on Irish whiskey during the trophy ceremony at the Irish Open golf tournament held at his Doonbeg golf course in County Clare, Ireland. Trump said Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and golfer Shane Lowry had pressed him on the issue. The tariff had been imposed on EU imports as part of the administration's broader trade measures.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 24% of divergence this week. 9 outlets covered it, splitting into 8 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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CNN
Trump says he'll remove tariffs on Irish whiskey
diplomatic goodwill gesture · positive
Daily Wire
Crowd Roars As Trump Promises To End Whiskey Tariff
crowd-pleasing announcement · positive
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- Reutersfirst
- Politico+1.4 h
- CNN+1.6 h
- Daily Wire+3.4 h
- Bloomberg+6.8 h
- Washington Times+7.1 h
- NY Post+8.0 h
- Al Jazeera+9.5 h
- Washington Examiner+9.5 h
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Bloomberg · 2026-09-13 19:05 UTC
Trump Says He’ll Remove US Tariffs on Irish Whiskey
The split, in one line
Outlets split on whether the tariff was 10% or 15%, with some noting a prior reduction others omit entirely, while framing ranges from parting gift to straightforward trade policy reporting.
How each outlet covered it
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Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
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“US will scrap Irish whisky tariff, Trump says” · Al Jazeera, Politico, Bloomberg, Reuters
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PPolitico Trump cuts Ireland's whiskey tariff as a parting gift 8h ago BLBloomberg Trump Says He Will Eliminate US Tariffs on Irish Whiskey 3h ago RReuters Trump says he is lifting tariffs on Irish whiskey 10h ago RIGHT4
DWDaily Wire Crowd Roars As Trump Promises To End Whiskey Tariff 6h ago WEWashington Examiner Trump says he's lifting 10% tariff on Irish whiskey: 'Everyone's been bugging me' 35m ago WTWashington Times Trump says he plans to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey 3h ago NYPNY Post Trump announces removal of Irish whiskey tariffs: 'Everybody's been bugging me' 2h ago 7 tracked claims across 9 outlets
Fact ledger
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The current tariff rate on Irish whiskey is 10%.
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