Economics

Trump Mused About 100% French Wine Tariff at Hamptons Fundraiser

  • President has been irked by Macron’s technology tax plan
  • Comment made to well-heeled donors at Ross-hosted fundraiser
Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump suggested he might impose a 100% tariff on French wine to retaliate for President Emmanuel Macron’s tax on multinational technology companies, according to two people with knowledge of his comments made at a recent Long Island fundraiser.