U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne after reports suggested French President Emmanuel Macron was unwilling to join his “Board of Peace” on Gaza.
“Well, nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon,” Trump said. “So you know, that’s all right. What I’ll do is, if they feel like hostile, I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he’ll join. But he doesn’t have to join.”
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Macron’s five-year presidential term ends in May 2027, and under French law, he is ineligible for a third term.
The Board of Peace, endorsed by the United Nations Security Council in November, is a global body tasked with overseeing the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Invitations to world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have been sent.
Trump also reiterated his plans regarding Greenland, saying, “I don’t think they’re going to push back too much. We have to have it ...They can’t protect it.”
#With inputs from Agencies