Donald Trump on Monday, January 19 threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne over France’s intentions to decline the US leader’s invitation to join his “board of peace.” The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory.
“I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes. And he’ll join. But he doesn’t have to join,” Trump said, referring to French President Emmanuel Macron. A source close to Macron told AFP on Monday that France “does not intend to answer favorably” to the invitation.
The board’s charter “goes beyond the sole framework of Gaza,” the source close to the French president said.
May as well just make the tariffs 4000%.
Do it pussy.
I’m guessing that the people who buy actual Champagne in the US don’t notice the price and won’t notice the tariffs. Plus $100, $200, $1000 per bottle - whatever.
What a pissant he is.
“Bored of piss”. Merde alors motherfucker.
It;s actually a good thing we can keep those fine wines for ourselves now. The Amercians have no taste whatsoever.
they just need a little ketchup, that’s all.
Oh gods, delete this shit right now. I do not claim this energy. The ketchup wine will have no place in my mind. Begone from me!
America produces great wine. It just means you’ll export less of the top and bottom of your market.
Your middle market was always domestic anyways.
Trump is having a speed-run on running the US into the ground as hard as possible. You clowns that voted this Nazi in 🤡👏
Oh noes!
france;; line them up;;
At this point, we need such tools to surgically remove this cancer
Isn’t that extortion?
is that still a crime? murder is only a crime if it happens to you.
So when are we tariffing the shit out of US products?
I’m sure every business in Europe suddenly having to pay 200% extra for Office 365 and mail handling will send them scrambling for a European alternative.
And they won’t go back once they’ve moved.
Yes please, let’s make foss default.
been reading about several mandating open source in government offices. due to low quality, low security microsoft crap. give them more reasons.
Where ever will we find another market for the best wine in the world?
Oh yeah you don’t wanna do what I tell you? Just watch me taxe my own citizens than!
Even worse I feel like the only people here that would drink that are Trump friends lol
A peace board to which he invited Putin? No thanks, any halfway decent politician should keep away from this.
You forgot tue $1billion price tag.
That’s just the icing on top. I assume that money is supposed to go straight into Trumps pocket, too, and will not be used to finance that thing, or, heaven forbid, rescue, heal, feed, or house the victims.
Great! They don’t deserve great wine.
They don’t need it. They’ve got Paul Masson.
“Mwahhh the French!”
“So just… say anything?”
Gonna be the saddest shit ever if the EU placates this dementia-ridden chucklefuck. I’m hoping they can figure out a long-term viable economic plan that cuts out the US but I’m not all that hopeful they won’t just appease him to maintain the status quo.
They really, really need to prioritize separating themselves from dependence on American tech companies and payment processors. That has to be accomplished to shield themselves.
Then they can and should embargo us and seize American assets until we get in line. After which they can resume trade, but keep the assets of the American oligarchs who have refused to defy the fascists.
EU owns twice as many treasuries as anyone else in the world…it’s be mutual suicide, but their economy would die in a fire.
