Turns out you really do only have to ask: Trump says he will remove tariffs on Irish whiskey after visit to Ireland

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would lift a tariff on Irish whiskey. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Well, that was easy.President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would remove tariffs on Irish whiskey after golfer Shane Lowry and the Irish prime minister did the unthinkable: They asked him."Everybody's been bugging me," the president said during remarks at the Irish Open. "They're saying, can you do me a favor? It's so unfair what's going on."The crowd cheered wildly after the president said he would lift the tariff, which sits at 10%.Ireland's national public broadcaster said last year that about 45% to 50% of Irish whiskey is exported to the United States, making the US its biggest export market.In May, the Irish whiskey association said the tariffs on whiskey should be removed."Reducing the tariff for Irish drinks would benefit the many US companies who have Irish premium products in their portfolio," the association said in a press release. "It would avoid uncertainty for the US consumer and strengthen the cask trade in Kentucky, Tennessee and other US states."Trump placed the 10% tariff in February as part of his temporary global tariff on most imports. Popular Irish whiskey brands include Jameson, Bushmills, Tullamore D.E.W., and Redbreast.Trump's tariff policies in his second term have upended markets, thrown business for a loop, and strained relations with long-standing allies, most recently Canada. They've also landed his administration in legal trouble. Trump has said the tariffs are meant to rebalance what he calls unfair trade relations, jump-start American industry, and give the US leverage in international negotiations, like border security and drug trafficking. Read next Truman Dickerson is the Weekend News Fellow at Business Insider, based in New York City. He covers trending tech and business news. He previously reported for The Boston Globe's Express Desk. He graduated from Boston University, where he served as editor in chief of The Daily Free Press, BU's student-run newspaper.Contact him at Tdickerson@insider.com Tariffs Trump