Trump pledges to remove 10% tariff on Irish whiskey

US President Donald Trump says he will remove a 10-percent tariff on Irish whiskey.

He made the remark on Sunday at the closing ceremony of a golf tournament in Ireland.

Trump said: "Everybody has been bugging me, 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? And I said on behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariff off of Irish whiskey."

US media says Trump received a big welcome from Irish politicians, even though he was not making a state visit. They say he was also lobbied by whiskey companies to scrap the duty.