Trump Threatens French Wine Tariff on Twitter; WH Spokesman Softens Message
President Donald Trump tweeted in the morning July 26 that the U.S. would "announce a substantial reciprocal action on Macron’s foolishness shortly. I’ve always said American wine is better than French wine!" Trump, who was angry about the digital services…
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tax France put on what he called "our great American technologies companies," reportedly does not drink alcohol. Later in the day, a White House spokesman issued a statement that said: “The United States is extremely disappointed by France’s decision to adopt a digital services tax at the expense of U.S. companies and workers. France’s unilateral measure appears to target innovative U.S. technology firms that provide services in distinct sectors of the economy. It also demonstrates France’s lack of commitment to the ongoing [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)] negotiations. The Trump Administration has consistently stated that it will not sit idly by and tolerate discrimination against U.S.-based firms. The U.S. Trade Representative has already launched a Section 301 investigation into France’s digital services tax, and the Administration is looking closely at all other policy tools.” Wine was already on the proposed tariff list to compensate for Airbus subsidies (see 1904090031).