Trump accuses Ireland of stealing US companies in meeting with taoiseach
by Lisa O'Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6VWGF)
US president claims Dublin took' pharma industry as he holds White House press conference with Micheal Martin
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, Micheal 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.
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