Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs on Wine if France Declines to Join Gaza Board of Peace
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine, including Champagne, if France refuses to join his proposed "Board of Peace" for Gaza.
- The "Board of Peace" is intended to oversee the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and supervise Gaza's rebuilding, with Trump planning to lead the body.
- France declined to join the board, citing concerns about respecting the United Nations' role, which Trump has criticized for alleged bias and waste.
- Trump has increasingly used trade threats as diplomatic leverage, recently demanding a deal to buy Greenland and threatening tariffs on European countries.
