Ahead of his arrival in the French Alps for a G7 summit, US President Donald Trump said in a media interview that the US had "no choice" but to impose 100% tariffs on French wines if Paris didn't scrap its digital services tax on tech firms. French president Emmanuel Macron has already ruled out dropping the tax which brings hundreds of millions of euros into state coffers annually.
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on French wines
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