US President foams at the mouth
200 percent! Trump threatens tariffs on champagne
US President Donald Trump has once again swung his tariff hammer. He is threatening the EU with tariffs of 200% on wine and champagne if the European Union does not abolish its announced surcharges on whiskey - and is making a mistake in his thinking.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen This would primarily affect France and its "buddy" Emmanuel Macron. Alcoholic beverages from other European countries would also be affected. The EU had only announced counter-tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Wednesday immediately after US special tariffs came into force.
The European tariffs are to affect US goods worth 26 billion euros and products ranging from boats and bourbon whiskey to motorcycles.
Trump's announcement put the US stock markets under pressure before the start of trading on Thursday. In a post on his online network Truth Social, Trump targeted French products in particular. He demanded that the EU tariffs be withdrawn "immediately".
He accused the EU of being a "hostile" tax and customs authority. The union of states was only founded to harm the USA, he told his followers. The tariffs on champagne and wines would primarily help US producers. However, the president left open where exactly champagne is produced in the USA ...
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