US president targets France after it was lukewarm about the US$1 billion invitation to join his new global body US President Donald Trump said he will impose a 200 per cent tariff on French wines and champagnes,

Trump targets French exports with massive 200% tariffs after President Macron hesitates to join the “Board of Peace,” a rebuilding initiative now confirmed to include an invitation for Vladimir Putin

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes, a move he claimed would push French President Emmanuel Macron to join Trump's Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.

France has now openly mocked its ally, the US, over Donald Trump's ambition to seize Greenland, under the control of Denmark, even as the tension between Washington and the European Union seems to escalate.

US President, Donald Trump threatened to hit Norway, Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the UK with new 10 per cent tariffs