Trump floats 200% tariff on French wine over perceived snub

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US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes  amid reports that  French President Emmanuel Macron declined to join his proposed "Board of Peace" initiative. Trump linked the tariff threat directly to Macron's apparent refusal to participate in the body, which the US president has pitched as a forum to resolve global conflicts. Under the plan, longer-term members would be required to pay $1 billion each (about €857,170,000) into a fund overseen

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