&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Trump tries to arm-twist Macron into joining Gaza peace board, threatens 200% tariffs on French wines, champagnes")
US President Donald Trump on Monday (Jan 19) threatened 200 per cent tariffs on French wine and champagne after French President Emmanuel Macron’s intentions to decline his invitation to join his Board of Peace. Initially proposed to oversee the rebuilding of the war-torn territory of Gaza, the charter does not appear to limit its role to the Palestinian territory.
“I’ll put a 200 per cent tariff on his wines and champagnes. And he’ll join. But he doesn’t have to join,” Trump warned, referring to Macron.
AFP reported, citing a source close to Macron, that France “does not intend to answer favourably” to the invitation sent by the US president. The board’s charter “goes beyond the sole framework of Gaza”, the source added.
Trump also confirmed that he had invited Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Kremlin earlier reported the invitation to join the Board of Peace. “Yes, he’s been invited,” Trump told reporters in Florida when asked whether Putin has been invited to join the body.
France deems US wine tariff threats ‘unacceptable’
AFP reported, citing a source close to Macron, that Trump’s tariff threats on French wine and champagne are “unacceptable” and “ineffective”.
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“Tariff threats to influence our foreign policy are unacceptable and ineffective,” the source said after Trump made the threat over France’s intentions to decline his invitation to join his peace board.
Board of Peace
Trump’s Board of Peace aims to oversee demilitarisation, humanitarian relief, infrastructure rebuilding, and the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian administration under the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), led by Ali Shaath.
Trump sees this “as a potential substitute for the UN... a kind of parallel unofficial body to deal with other conflicts beyond Gaza.”
The US, “depending on its performance in Gaza” will consider expanding the board’s remit to include other global conflicts, like Russia-Ukraine and Azerbaijan-Armenia, according to FT
The board's remit is also likely to be expanded to Venezuela, which is already in turmoil after the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife by the US.
