Disputing the phrase ‘trade imbalance’ creates a potential difficulty for Micheál Martin in White House
Disputing the phrase ‘trade imbalance’ creates a potential difficulty for Micheál Martin in White House
The pair had, it said, spoken about the “mutually beneficial nature of the Irish-US economic relationship”, including the fact that Irish investment in the US creates hundreds of thousands of jobs. With US president Donald Trump and members of his administration regularly raising the threat of tariffs, it would be an understatement to say the Irish-US trade surplus is a highly sensitive matter for the Coalition right now.
If there is a further response from the US authorities – insisting the phrase was used – it will put Harris on the spot.
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