Trump Reveals Macron Text in Pre-Davos Blitz on Major US Allies

Trump Threatens 200% Champagne Tariff as Macron Rejects ‘Peace Board’ Invite

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By Ania Nussbaum, Josh Wingrove, and Samy Adghirni

January 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM UTC

Updated on

January 20, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC

US President Donald Trump unleashed fresh social media attacks against European allies and threatened crushing tariffs on French wine, underlining the stakes for high-level meetings planned in Davos this week.

In a flurry of comments and posts early Tuesday morning, Trump took a swipe at President Emmanuel Macron for rejecting an invitation to back his latest peace initiative and suggested the US would impose duties on France’s politically sensitive agriculture sector.