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Donald Trump praised the role the King played in his decision to remove Scotch whisky tariffs during a phone call with John Swinney, according to a note written by the First Minister.
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King → praise → Minister
Mr Swinney has previously faced criticism for trying to talk up the influential role he played persuading the President to drop the punishing tariffs.
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he → face → tariffs
But a note he wrote ‘for the record’ summarising an eight-minute call he received from Mr Trump on his personal mobile on May 1 indicates he singled out the King for praise in helping him change his mind during his State visit to the US in April.
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him → write → April
Mr Swinney wrote the note because he did not have a private secretary with him when he received the call, at 1.38pm on May 1, just days before the Holyrood election.
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he → write → election
The note, released by the Scottish Government in response to a freedom of information request, said: ‘I expressed my thanks to the President for his decision to lift the tariffs on Scotch Whisky.
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I → release → Whisky
I indicated this would be a welcome boost for the industry and would boost the trade in whisky barrels with the Kentucky Bourbon sector.
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this → indicate → sector
John Swinney had tried to take credit for Trump removing tariffs on whisky, but his own notes show President Trump singled out King Charles as the one who changed his mind
King Charles is a well-known advocate of Scottish whisky
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Charles → try → whisky
The President indicated he had been keen to enable that trade to take place.
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trade → indicate → place
He expressed his appreciation for the involvement of HM King and spoke of how successful the State Visit to the United States had been.
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Visit → express → States
‘I indicated to the President how welcome it had been for him to take this decision while dealing with significant international issues such as the conflict in Iran.
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him → indicate → Iran
The President said he hoped the decision would enable greater business activity for the Scotch Whisky industry and for the Kentucky cask industry.
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decision → say → industry
‘The call concluded with the President expressing his admiration for Scotland and I reiterated my thanks for his decision.
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I → conclude → decision
The 10 per cent tariff on exports to the US was estimated to be costing the Scotch whisky industry £4million a week.
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tariff → estimate → 4million
When the decision to remove the tariff was announced by the US President days before the Holyrood election, Mr Swinney’s advisers took the unusual step of publishing a message from Mr Trump in which he said the First Minister was ‘a very big part of my thinking on the matter of Scotland/Kentucky’.
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Minister → remove → Kentucky
Scottish Conservative business spokesman Rachael Hamilton said: ‘This full account of John Swinney’s call with President Trump exposes how he shamelessly tried to take credit for the removal of tariffs on whisky products.
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he → say → products
‘It is clear that King Charles’ soft but brilliant diplomacy during his state visit to the United States was what forced the President’s hand, instead of any lobbying by Swinney.
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what → force → Swinney
‘Scots are sick and tired of the SNP’s shameless spin and trying to take credit for things they haven’t done.
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they → try → things
This should have been all about the great news for Scotland’s whisky industry, but instead Swinney had to play political games as usual.’
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Swinney → have → games
When President Trump’s decision was announced, the Scotch Whisky Association said the King’s State visit to the US from April 27-30 was ‘a demonstration of the soft power of the monarch and what he can bring to the United Kingdom and some of our key industries like Scotch whisky’.
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he → announce → whisky
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