Donald Trump has accused Ireland of stealing the US pharmaceutical industry and the tax revenue that should have been paid to the US treasury, in a blow to the Irish premier, Micheál Martin, who had hoped to emerge unscathed from a visit to the White House marking St Patrick’s Day.
The US president showed grudging respect for Martin, alternately ribbing and complimenting him, while also launching several broadsides against the EU.
He repeatedly took aim at Ireland’s historical low-tax policies, which helped lure US multinationals including Pfizer, Boston Scientific and Eli Lilly to its shores.
Big pharma now drives Ireland’s €72bn (£60bn) worth of annual exports to the US, with taxes paid in Ireland on drugs consumed in the US.
Lmfao wat. I am 100% sure that orangeboi has used Ireland as a tax haven extensively over the years.
This isn’t about what it says on the tin.
trump meeting ally without antagonising them (challenge) (impossible)
No one corn that man’s beef!
Why would Trump give Ireland any kind of pass? He clearly prefers Scottish food like from that chain MacDonalds.
Should have brought some Supermacs. They’d have been friends for life.
Piss off the Irish, that never blew up in anybody’s face in the past.
No one escapes unscathed.
Maybe he should check if his company is setup on a tax haven.
Or maybe go check back the panama paper again and see how many time his name is listed.
Are there any countries that aren’t being horribly mean to the poor helpless USA, according to Trump? Apart from Russia of course.
North Korea. And Israel.
This mother fucker has a golf course in Ireland!
Maybe the Irish will increase taxation on it to make him happy.
Trump is actually right here. Tax havens benefit themselves at the cost of their neighbours.
Close down tax havens!
Ahem.
He literally cut the corporate tax rate to one of the lowest on the planet, and further cut taxes on the rich.
This is the turd calling the fertilizer shit.
