Trump threatens 200 percent tariffs on French wine if Macron doesn't join his 'Board for Peace'

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/trump-france-wine-gaza.html

Trump Threatens 200 Percent Tariffs on French Wine
France has said it will not join President Trump’s “Board for Peace.” France’s agriculture minister described the tariff threat as “blackmail.”
By Yan Zhuang
Jan. 20, 2026, 4:22 a.m. ET

President Trump threatened on Monday to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine, including Champagne, if President Emmanuel Macron of France declined to join his proposed “Board of Peace” for Gaza.

France was among the countries the Trump administration invited last week to join the body, which Mr. Trump has said he plans to lead to oversee the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and supervise the rebuilding of Gaza.

Critics said the board could undermine the United Nations, which Mr. Trump has accused of liberal bias and waste. A senior French official said on Monday that France did not intend to join, citing concerns that the board’s charter raised serious questions about respecting the role of the United Nations.

Asked on Monday about France’s refusal to join, Mr. Trump threatened to impose steep tariffs on some of the country’s best-known exports.

Mr. Trump said he would impose the tariffs if France took what he described as a hostile stance, suggesting that the pressure would push Mr. Macron to join the board.

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[malaise]

1. Please lock up this lunatic

That is all

[dalton99a]

4. In a normal country he would be doing time in prison

for treason and for his numerous other felonies

[malaise]

11. THIS

Rec

[underpants]

5. He's feeding off or fueling the *NEW* anti white womenfolk thing

Ya see that educated white women in Minnesota deserved it.

[malaise]

13. Yep

and never forget the Inuit aren’t white.
He takes what he wants.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Mob Boss Extortion

Translated:

1. Give me $1 Billion or I'll impose crushing tariffs on France if you don't join my Club.
2. Give me $1 Billion or I'll impose crushing tariffs on France if don't vote to give Gaza to me.

[brer cat]

3. "Diplomacy" by mobster rules.

[dalton99a]

7. The Art of the Deal by the world's greatest negotiator: Do What I Say or I'll Kill You

[True Dough]

6. Trump is a whine expert

And, no, I did not misspell whine.

[malaise]

8. The worst thing about this megalomaniac is that he really

believes his own bullshit.

[True Dough]

20. That's fine. Let him believe his own bullshit.

But he should be doing it in a prison cell.

[malaise]

21. THIS

Rec

[Midnight Writer]

14. If we could put a tax on Trump's whines, we could balance the budget.

[Ocelot II]

9. Dane-geld.

See https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20952474

[ColoringFool]

19. Or, In Trump's Lingua Franca, "Protection Money."

[bucolic_frolic]

10. I don't think we have that much leverage over French wine sales

The world is a large market for quality.

[Doodley]

12. FFS! Another point I can raise when I have to meet MAGA family members next weekend!

[MineralMan]

15. Extortion, pure and simple.

[ColoringFool]

16. "JOIN" Means "Gives Trump $1 BILLION"!!! The NYT Omitted THAT PART. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[dalton99a]

17. Precisely.

[spanone]

18. He's insane