Trump threatens 200% tariff on E.U. booze over tax on U.S. whiskey

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Source: NBC

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to impose 200% tariffs on alcohol from the European Union in response to the region's retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., further escalating tensions between two longtime trading partners.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president claimed that the E.U. was "formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States" while calling it "one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World." Trump claimed the protectionist move "would be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S."




Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-threatens-200-tariff-eu-booze-tax-us-whiskey-rcna196192

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[Marthe48]

1. FAFO

asshole

I wish somebody would fill his mouth with dental concrete.

[whopis01]

14. I'd settle for regular concrete. n/t

[johnnyfins]

33. or a dirty sock

[Lovie777]

2. While running the country into the ground.................

shithole musk republicans want the USA and her people to suffer.

[yardwork]

7. A lot of wealthy Republicans are going to be unhappy.

They won't like paying a lot more for French wines and cordials.

[mdbl]

18. Especially Hegseth

and other assorted Repuglican alcoholics.

[forgotmylogin]

32. His strategy with trade policy is "chicken".

Who's gonna blink first?

He's a toddler at an auction. Someone bids 10, someone else bids 20, Donnie rage-bids 350 million because he has no patience. He's not at all interested negotiating in good faith what's reasonable for everyone, he wants instant gratification rather than the slow process of diplomacy.

[johnnyfins]

34. nana boo boo...infinity

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Alcohol taxes at one time were known as vice taxes.

Under Trump, there are no vices anymore! So no one even mentions it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. US does not and cannot make official appelation "Champagne". But tRump might try a Gulf move. . . . nt

[Prairie Gates]

10. It would be better if the Champagne region became the 52nd state

[we can do it]

5. Do it! Keep burning bridges.

[BattleRow]

38. While your standing on them!

[Scrivener7]

6. Asshole doubles down on dumbass plan.

And PS: EU, don't back down. My country men and women need to be hit over the head with their own idiocy.

[IronLionZion]

8. Are Republicans going to finally push back?

Lots of them like alcohol

[Prairie Gates]

11. Coors Light is made in the US...unfortunately, they're going to pay for the aluminum tariff

[IronLionZion]

19. Colbert joked about selling beer in plastic bags or cartons like milk

We might have more industrial buyers for recycled aluminum. Some small consolation for those of us who always recycle

[Prairie Gates]

20. Can't come close to meeting the demand

All beer and soda has pretty much moved to cans for production and distribution. We can't do it domestically or with recycling.

It's gonna be a shitshow.

[Prairie Gates]

9. If I can't get my fucking Campari and amaros I'm for real going to lose my shit

You didn't like $18 Negronis? Wait for the $36 Negroni!

[GardenGnome]

12. There are some empty shelves

in Canadian liquor stores that need filling. More room for European products?

[Gimpyknee]

13. Trump lie #?????

The EU was formed “for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States.”

[birdographer]

16. Sounds incredibly paranoid to me

Poor donny, nobody likes him. Nobody ever has, nobody ever will. And he knows it.

[Prairie Gates]

21. This is Putin's position, and why Russian propaganda backed Brexit

and other "separatist" campaigns like Catalonia.

[whopis01]

15. By "Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S." I am sure he means Trump Winery

that is now owned by Eric Trump.

[riversedge]

23. Trump Hotel drink prices will go up??

[Dave Bowman]

17. Another stupid move by the stable genius.

[NotHardly]

22. If I recall correctly, the Kennedy clan got their money from 'rum running'...

...maybe we will all have a chance to find new 'cash flows' like the Kennedy's did, guess we will find out.

[MissouriDem47]

24. Trade War

Trump wanted a trade war and now he's got one. The sad thing is millions of us, both here and abroad will pay the price.

[JohnnyRingo]

25. Trump doesn't want to say he started a trade war, but....

...he's now loading the Howitzer of tariffs.
The economic stability of the entire world is in peril because of the whims of one man. Two if you count Putin.

[NNadir]

26. Obviously he's lost whatever little mind he had.

We could have had Kamala. Instead it's this. I just can't understand it.

[mnhtnbb]

35. I think the worst of it is realizing

how many truly fu*ked up people there are in this country who would vote for the orange a$$hole, despite knowing who he had shown himself to be from his first time in office. It should have been a landslide for Kamala.

[NNadir]

36. She really was magnificent in her upbeat presence. I was filled...

...with hope for our country and its future.

Now I see the United States as having committed suicide; gone, in weeks, from its long history of leadership collapsing into a pathetic laughing stock, reviled and hated.

I have lost my last vestige of respect for our people. We are not worthy of our history any longer.

[OLDMDDEM]

27. This is absurd. I blame those who voted for him. They must be thrilled prices are going up.

[CountAllVotes]

28. I quit drinking 40 years ago

and I hate eggs.

I'm good for now!

[Owens]

29. He's trying to be another Putin

He thinks he has the upper hand at the expense of Americans. He must be impeached

[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. Trump threatens 200% tariff on European alcohol as trade war escalates

This is going to get nasty

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https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/business/alcohol-tariffs-eu-trump-trade-war

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose a massive tariff on European alcohol in response to the European Union’s retaliation against his steel and aluminum tariffs – a tit-for-tat escalation of a trade war that could easily get out of hand.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said his administration would impose a 200% tariff on alcoholic beverages from the EU unless it rescinds the 50% tariff the European government imposed Wednesday on US spirits.

“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,” Trump said. “This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.”

America’s response to Europe’s response to America’s tariffs in the span of 36 hours shows how trade wars can quickly spiral out of control. After Trump’s 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel went into effect at midnight Wednesday morning, the EU immediately retaliated against what it called an “unjustified” trade action from the Trump administration.

The EU’s countermeasures included tariffs on €26 billion ($28 billion) worth of American goods, including tariffs on boats, bourbon and motorbikes. The measures, which are set to go into effect in April, are “swift and proportionate,” the EU said in a statement.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

31. These tariffs are disastrous for the bourbon industry ... this is jobs."

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[jmowreader]

37. I am FAIRLY sure...

…the European Union was formed to discourage European countries from going to war against each other, which was very common back in the day.

[dchill]

39. Trump wants everyone to know...

...that your president is indeed an ignorant, traitorous flaming asshole.