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Trump Delivers Remarks to U.S. Embassy Personnel and Business Leaders in Dublin, Sep. 12, 2026

September 12, 2026 · The White House · 0:41:19

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What happened

President Donald Trump delivered remarks to U.S. embassy personnel and business leaders at Deerfield, the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Dublin, on September 12, 2026, in an event carried on the White House channel. Ambassador Edward Walsh introduced him, saying the U.S.–Ireland relationship “is stronger than ever” and that the President’s visit itself proved it.

The President’s speech was his investment case made to an Irish business audience: “We’re at almost $21 trillion in 16 months. $21 trillion. No country’s ever done that or close to it. Everyone’s coming back. And a big part of it is tariffs.” He explained the mechanism as he states it: build in the U.S. and “you have zero tariffs to pay,” with the full cost of a factory and its equipment written off in one year. On jobs, he cited the latest release: “they were projecting 25,000 jobs and it turned out to be 162,000,” with auto plants “going through the roof” as companies build in America.

Why it matters

This is the sales pitch of the second term delivered on foreign soil to the business community of a country whose firms employ over 200,000 Americans: tariffs as the magnet, expensing as the sweetener, and the investment total — nearly $21 trillion, by the President’s count — as the proof.

Scoreboard watch

This speech carries candidate figures for the scoreboard: the “almost $21 trillion in 16 months” investment claim and the 162,000-jobs figure against a 25,000 projection, both as stated by the President.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump Delivers Remarks to U.S. Embassy Personnel and Business Leaders” (official upload, embedded above; the upload’s description places the remarks at Dublin, Ireland). All figures and characterizations as stated by Ambassador Walsh and the President at the event.