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French President Macron warned Trump’s Greenland tariffs will not intimidate Europe, urging EU unity and hinting at possible retaliatory measures amid escalating trans-Atlantic tensions.
President Donald Trump has shared private messages from world leaders about Greenland, revealing softer tones behind public criticism.
For context: A source close to French president Macron said this morning that Donald Trump's threats to impose 200% on French wine and champagne over France's intentions to decline the US leader's invitation to join his "Board of Peace" are "unacceptable".
The French president blamed a burst blood vessel for his bizarre appearance at the World Economic Forum — but it didn’t stop him from chiding Trump.
"I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join, but he doesn't have to join," Trump said of the French president.
For years, Emmanuel Macron has used friendship to temper President Trump’s most impulsive moves. It’s unclear whether that can still work.
French President Emmanuel Macron sparked online speculation after wearing aviator-style sunglasses while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The French president later-linked appearance to a previously disclosed,
French President Emmanuel Macron's speech on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He warned that the world is sliding toward a “law of the strongest,” accusing the U.S. of using tariffs as leverage against European sovereignty,