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.
Didn’t the supre court said that those tariffs were ilegal and the government is going to reimburse like a trillion?
Isn’t that extortion?
This gives us the possibility for one of the funniest ends to this, where Trump gets in a pissing match with Italy over something, tries to extort them with tariffs, and the Italian mob takes him out for trying to squeeze in on their territory.
Trump is having a speed-run on running the US into the ground as hard as possible. You clowns that voted this Nazi in 🤡👏
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.
Where ever will we find another market for the best wine in the world?
Ok.
Great! They don’t deserve great wine.
They don’t need it. They’ve got Paul Masson.
“Mwahhh the French!”
“So just… say anything?”
Someone needs to punch him in the mouth.
Yep, the back of it with a flaming sword.
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.
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.
The EU should follow economic non-cooperation against the US and start moving towards making China a partner. They should get used to the NWO.
That’s all he knows about France.
I’m sure he knows French fries too.
You must think of freedom fries but indeed he does. During his stunt at a fast food restaurant last campain, he was really impressed to learn that workers don’t actually handle the freedom potatoes with their bare hands. Believe it or not they actually use some sort of spoon to put them in the basket. Crazy huh?
What the fuck is a french fry? You mean Freedom Fries?
You’d think he’d heard of croissants given the size of him
Unless McDonalds do croissants, he wouldn’t
But does he know they’re French too?
Doubt it.
They’re not actually handy to put a grilled beef patty inside, since they size is all wrong and they get soaked and mushy with the juices.
He actually prefers to leave the bun off his burgers anyway. I’m not kidding.
You’ll get him with the fromage.
You reckon he often eats cheese that isn’t square, rubbery, bright yellow, and hidden in a burger?
I don’t know, it could backfire. People don’t buy French wines for their low price but because of their reputation. Sometimes making a premium item more expensive just makes it seem more premium.
French wineries should lean into that. I bet they get huge profits
He’ll blow a gasket when he realizes that less French wine import means a boost to the Californian GDP.
More for us Canadians then.
Friendly reminder from your neighbor who is clinging to the railing of the sinking ship…
You are also in a ship held afloat by the whims of capital. Make sure what’s happening to us doesn’t happen to you. Get involved with your community, make sure the wealthy are kept in check, keep your media free.
It’s a lost cause, this infection will spread as long as money exists, but you can slow it down long enough that a new generation of leadership may come into power who have more experience and knowledge how to protect us from the Kayfabe future of manufactured drama meant to drive prices.
