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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.

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[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] beanie@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago

What a pissant he is.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 10 points 3 months ago

you can easily predict Trump's response to anything by imagining how a spoiled rich kid would behave when he is denied a request

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 months ago

Extortion and racketeering, diplomacy edition...

[–] Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I wonder how long his gravestone will last with all those people ready to piss on it...

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago

Americans paying extra, again. Next he will tell us how he has brought prices to another record low plus insert reference to Biden. Thankfully, most people know what things cost.

[–] richardwallass@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

More wine and more champagne for us is always a good news. Let's make a 200% taxes on GAFAM.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Just like a thug trying to pad his protection racket

[–] TwodogsFighting 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

“I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I need to kill to get it.”

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I have a bottle of real French champagne for when this evil imbecile pedofile dies. Please help us Europe boycott these Zionist oligarchs and dump the bonds. Don’t join the genocide profiteering Palestine rebuild.

[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

War is Peace.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago
[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 months ago
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