Donald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagne
by Jasper Jolly, and Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from US news | The Guardian on (#6VX1N)
US president says levy on alcohol imports would be retaliation for nasty' 50% tariff imposed on bourbon whiskey
Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on wine and champagne from European Union countries, in the latest threat of escalation in the global trade war started by the US president against the country's biggest trading partners.
Trump said in a post on Thursday on his Truth Social platform that the tariffs on all alcoholic products from the bloc would be retaliation for a nasty" 50% levy on American bourbon whiskey announced by the EU.
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