Trump threatens 200 percent tariffs on French wine after Macron snubs peace board
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Key Points:
- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine and Champagne after French President Emmanuel Macron declined to join Trump's proposed “Board of Peace” for Gaza oversight.
- Macron's refusal was based on concerns that the board's powers exceeded transitional governance and could undermine the United Nations framework.
- A French official condemned Trump's tariff threat as an unacceptable and ineffective attempt to influence foreign policy.
- Trump announced the board as part of a 20-point plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, inviting various world leaders, including Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko.
- The board’s full constitution is expected to be finalized at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but some countries remain uneasy about its scope and authority
