The US president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland's ability to work with the state of Kentucky on whisky and bourbon.

The decision was framed as a personal favor following the departure of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the White House.

Donald Trump rimuoverà "i dazi e le restrizioni sul whisky relativi alla capacità della Scozia di collaborare con il Commonwealth del Kentucky in materia di whisky e bourbon, in…

Donald Trump rimuoverà "i dazi e le restrizioni sul whisky relativi alla capacità della Scozia di collaborare con il Commonwealth del Kentucky in materia di whisky e bourbon, in…

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The US president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland's ability to work with the state of Kentucky on whisky and bourbon.

“The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!” Trump posted on social media.

US president lifts duties on the drink following the British monarch’s trip to Washington

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The US president said the royals got him to do “something that nobody else was able to do”

President Donald Trump on Thursday lifted tariffs that he had levied but limited business between bourbon makers in Kentucky and Scotland.

The move is expected to recoup millions of dollars a month for Scotland’s economy.