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Donald Trump: “We do have a massive deficit with Ireland because Ireland…”

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President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with the Taoiseach of Ireland

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

Neil Martin might be quite nervous about what the hell is to get. Well, I don't think he looks nervous to me. And if he was nervous, he wouldn't show it. Now, We do have a massive deficit with Ireland because Ireland was very smart. They took our pharmaceutical companies away. from presidents that didn't know what they were. And, you know, it's too bad that happened. It's a tremendous job. I give. Look, the Irish are smart. They are smart people. (00:22–00:30)

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Asserts that the U.S. has a massive trade deficit with Ireland due to pharmaceutical companies moving there.

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