
President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with 200 % tariffs on drinking after the EU announced a slate of taxes on American goods beginning next month.
The EU announced a 50 % tax on liquor, a determine Trump decried as “nasty” in a Truth Social post announcing the price risk.
” The European Union, one of the most unfriendly and harsh hard and tariffing officials in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has really put a dirty 50 % Price on Whisky”. Trump wrote. ” If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U. S. will shortly place a 200 % Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, &, ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E. U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIES. This will be fantastic for the Wine and Champagne companies in the U. S”.
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The latest dangers come after the leader implemented tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, China, and the EU.