Daily Kos - President Donald Trump turned Irish leader Micheál Martin’s visit to the White House ahead of St. Patrick’s Day into another opportunity to insult a longtime American ally.
“You took our pharmaceutical companies and other companies,” Trump said. “This beautiful island of 5 million people has got the entire U.S. pharmaceutical industry in its grasps.”
Martin tried to diplomatically handle the insult as the two men sat in the Oval Office and patiently explained to Trump that trade between the two countries is a two-way street. Martin noted that more than 700 Irish companies have outposts in the U.S., employing thousands of people, contributing to the domestic economy.
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