When US President Donald Trump welcomed Taoiseach Micheál Martin to his Oval Office on March 12, he offered an explanation for why American multinationals had located so much business in Ireland. “We had stupid leaders. We had leaders that didn’t have a clue, or, let’s say they weren’t business people, but they didn’t have a clue what was happening. And all of a sudden, Ireland has, you know, our pharmaceutical companies,” Trump said. “When the pharmaceutical companies started to go to Ireland, I would have said that’s okay if you want Ireland, I think it’s great, but if you want…

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