Trump’s way of guaranteeing obedience from the French PM is simple: impose a 200 per cent tariff on the country’s wines
Since becoming president for a second term last year, Donald Trump has done everything in his capacity to ensure the downfall of the United States and, with it, the rest of the world. While initially, Trump’s policies were America focussed, as soon as he started to get the hang of travelling on Air Force One, his attention shifted to forging international relations. However, nothing substantial came out of his travels to foreign lands, at least not for the nations whose leaders he was visiting during these trips.
Donald Trump is now threatening France and its president, Emmanuel Macron, with strict action. Why? Because he refused to bow down to him. If you are someone who has been following the US news closely, then you would know that the hot gossip in the market is that Trump is trying to collect world leaders to form his ambitious “Board of Peace” to oversee developments in Gaza following Israel’s rampant war on the land for more than 2 years. While some of the leaders to whom invitations have been sent out to join the panel are more likely to accept them, others are less likely, including Emmanuel Macron, who, as per an article published in Politico on January 19, 2026, has refused to be a part. Based on the statement shared by the outlet, the reason for the decision was owing to the board’s charter that “goes beyond the framework of Gaza and raises serious questions, in particular with respect to the principles and structure of the United Nations, which cannot be called into question.”
Trump isn’t too happy about Emmanuel Macron not accepting his invitation to the “Board of Peace.” When asked to comment on his refusal to become a part of his committee recently during a press interaction, Trump decided to throw a fit by firstly saying that “nobody wants him,” then he proceeded to belittle him by saying that he would be out of office “soon.” As a cherry on the cake, Trump joked (or maybe he was serious, I am not sure anymore) about imposing a 200 per cent tariff on French wines and champagnes, noting that the same would ensure compliance from the country’s president.
Trump may not have said much about Macron during this specific incident, but he made sure he shared the receipts with the rest of the world later for them to pick their case. Taking to his Truth Social account, on Tuesday, Trump shared a screenshot of a message he had received from Macron in which he proposed setting up a G7 meeting in Paris and inviting the “Ukrainians, the Danish, Syrians, and Russians in the margins.”
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