Trump threatens French wines to get Macron to join Board of Peace

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he will impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes, a move he claimed would push French President Emmanuel Macron to join Trump's Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. - REUTERS

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit French wines and champagnes with 200 percent

00:06tariffs.

00:07It's an apparent effort to get French President Emmanuel Macron to join his Board of Peace

00:12initiative.

00:13Trump's initiative would start by addressing Gaza and then expand to deal with other conflicts.

00:19But it raises questions about the role of the United Nations and a source close to Macron

00:23said the French President intended to turn down the invitation to join.

00:27Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he's going to be out of office very soon, so

00:31you know, that's all right. What I'll do is if they feel like Kosto, I'll put a 200 percent

00:37tariff on his wines and champagnes and he'll join. But he doesn't have to join.

00:43Macron is due in Davos for the day on Tuesday before a scheduled return to Paris in the evening.

00:48Elise aides have said there are no plans to extend his stay to Wednesday when Trump arrives

00:53in the Swiss mountain resort town.

00:56In another shot at the French leader, Trump published a private message from Macron.

01:02The French leader's message said he didn't understand Trump's actions over Greenland.

01:07Wines and spirits exported to the US from the European Union currently face a 15 percent

01:12tariff. That's a rate the French have been lobbying hard to reduce to zero.

01:17The US is the largest market for French wine and spirits, with shipments to the country at

01:224.4 billion dollars in 2024.

01:26The French leader was at a 5-оратории or the French leader.

01:29He's gotcha in 18-11 years old.

01:32Now he's in 18-22 years old, Kosto, I can say that at 5-1 years old.

01:34He's gotcha in 18-22 years old.

01:35If you never finished the internet, he's gotcha in 19-201.

01:37There's no way back there.

01:39The French leader is an underpourced to the British leader.

01:39He was in 18-22 years old.

01:42He's gotcha in 18-23 years old.

01:44He was in 19-22.

01:46He was in 19-22.

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