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We Might Be Adding Wine and Champagne to President Trump’s EU Tariff List.
At this point, it’s just a game to the President, his supporters, and the administration.
At this point, when it comes to how the first couple of months of the Donald Trump administration have gone, for the sake of your own sanity sometimes you might just have to laugh. Shake your head, laugh, and allow yourself to just acknowledge the chaos. Chaos, as we all know, that has been intentionally nonstop and never ending.
The tariffs and the escalating trade wars in particular have been dominating the headlines continuously, and for good reason. Not only do they have a lasting impact on the kitchen table issues that not only Americans but people all over the world care about, but it feels as though every day something else comes up that has to do with it. Whether it’s the way the European, Mexican, or Canadian governments are retaliating or another product comes up on Trump’s list, it’s been relentless.
This time, we can add champagne and wine from Europe to the products Donald Trump could potentially be imposing a tariff on.
Jasper Jolly and Angelique Chrisafis with The Guardian write:
“Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on wine and champagne from European…
