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Donald Trump on Monday, January 19 threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne over France's intentions to decline the US leader's invitation to join his "board of peace." The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory.

"I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes. And he'll join. But he doesn't have to join," Trump said, referring to French President Emmanuel Macron. A source close to Macron told AFP on Monday that France "does not intend to answer favorably" to the invitation.

The board's charter "goes beyond the sole framework of Gaza," the source close to the French president said.

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[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago

you can easily predict Trump's response to anything by imagining how a spoiled rich kid would behave when he is denied a request

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“Do what I say or else I’ll charge my citizens more for your stuff!”

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 1 points 22 hours ago

gottem 😜

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 266 points 3 days ago (47 children)

USA is so finished, Americans allowing this shitshow to continue is as ridiculous as the shitshow itself.
The checks and balances were never designed to manage a psychotic criminal administration. And that is still what Americans are relying on!

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 122 points 3 days ago (6 children)

This! 👆

He basically is allowed to do whatever he wants. And people thinking that it is a distraction from the Epstein files, don't realize that he'd be able to walk away from anything they hold too. The problem is not Trump it's the enablers who won't stop him

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All the smiles behind him in his inauguration are still smiling.

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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“Board of Peace” featuring the most evil child fuckers in existence.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

"The Ministry of Truth" vibes.

[–] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

God damn it feels good to be the good guys. Cheers france, we'll have some eh

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Lol, Trump making a "Bored of Peace" is such a fucking joke. I hope this bloated narcissistic psychic vampire shits himself to death on camera and his family gets nuremburg'd. I've gone my whole life believing that no one should be subject to capital punishment but I'm starting to believe these undead cockroaches need to be made an example of.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 88 points 2 days ago (19 children)

That's all he knows about France.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 50 points 2 days ago (3 children)

So when are we tariffing the shit out of US products?

I'm sure every business in Europe suddenly having to pay 200% extra for Office 365 and mail handling will send them scrambling for a European alternative.

And they won't go back once they've moved.

[–] TheHotze@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Yes please, let's make foss default.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

been reading about several mandating open source in government offices. due to low quality, low security microsoft crap. give them more reasons.

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[–] Jaybird@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I'm going to force your compliance with my peace group....

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

May as well just make the tariffs 4000%.

Do it pussy.

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 1 points 22 hours ago
[–] dunestorm@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago

Trump is having a speed-run on running the US into the ground as hard as possible. You clowns that voted this Nazi in 🤡👏

[–] ChetManly@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

You mean all the tariff justifications about getting our fair share and not being economically exploited were bullshit? I am shocked!

[–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 97 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It came to me guys. I was wondering why he was so obsessed with peace because it's not really something you'd expect from someone like him. Then I remembered all the beauty pageants. All those girls on stage babbling something about world peace.

It's burned into his dementia ridden brain by a bunch of exploited minors regurgitating the same bullshit lines over and over again.

[–] paperazzi@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's also dying and knows it. He has spoken in the recent past about using peace to ve able to get into heaven. He actually thinks he can barter his way into heaven. The man has no concept, none at all, of human decency for the sake of human decency. He is the worst of the worst of our species and the USians chose to elect him not once, but twice. It says a lot about USian culture, and not in a good way.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ah ya the ones he also raped

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

And if Macron still refuses to join, he'll hold his breath until France pays up!

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh yeah you don't wanna do what I tell you? Just watch me taxe my own citizens than!

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 57 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Gonna be the saddest shit ever if the EU placates this dementia-ridden chucklefuck. I'm hoping they can figure out a long-term viable economic plan that cuts out the US but I'm not all that hopeful they won't just appease him to maintain the status quo.

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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 83 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

And that's why the EU made sure there is now the Mercosur deal with South America, Canada free trade deal, deal with Australia, the deal with Indonesia and probably some I forgot. We all knew this moment would come.

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 27 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Didn't the supre court said that those tariffs were ilegal and the government is going to reimburse like a trillion?

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[–] borQue@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It;s actually a good thing we can keep those fine wines for ourselves now. The Amercians have no taste whatsoever.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (4 children)

they just need a little ketchup, that's all.

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's how they make the white wine red right?

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No dumbass, they use fruit punch Gatorade.

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[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago

Where ever will we find another market for the best wine in the world?

[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

War is Peace.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Just like a thug trying to pad his protection racket

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] hraegsvelmir@ani.social 25 points 2 days ago

This gives us the possibility for one of the funniest ends to this, where Trump gets in a pissing match with Italy over something, tries to extort them with tariffs, and the Italian mob takes him out for trying to squeeze in on their territory.

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[–] TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I need to kill to get it.”

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[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm guessing that the people who buy actual Champagne in the US don't notice the price and won't notice the tariffs. Plus $100, $200, $1000 per bottle - whatever.

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[–] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 67 points 3 days ago

“I only want people I like to join. If you say no I will punish you.”

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Someone needs to punch him in the mouth.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A peace board to which he invited Putin? No thanks, any halfway decent politician should keep away from this.

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You forgot tue $1billion price tag.

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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

"Bored of piss". Merde alors motherfucker.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I'd imagine if you dug deep enough the "Board of Peace" will be licensed to Trump Enterprises and he'll leave with billions (assuming some countries will pay that level of protection money).

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I have a bottle of real French champagne for when this evil imbecile pedofile dies. Please help us Europe boycott these Zionist oligarchs and dump the bonds. Don’t join the genocide profiteering Palestine rebuild.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 45 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] beanie@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago

What a pissant he is.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

More for us Canadians then.

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