{"id":2413028,"date":"2025-03-13T13:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-europe-with-biggest-tariff-yet-after-nasty-move\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T13:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:13:02","slug":"trump-threatens-europe-with-biggest-tariff-yet-after-nasty-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-europe-with-biggest-tariff-yet-after-nasty-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Threatens Europe with Biggest Tariff Yet After &#8216;Nasty&#8217; Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-threatens-europe-with-biggest-tariff-yet-after-nasty-move%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For voters and supporters of President Donald Trump, his no-nonsense approach to putting America first has been a breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone else, meanwhile, appears to be simply be holding their breaths.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s because, in keeping with his past presidential promises, Trump has been <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-tariffs-mexico-canada-officially-go-effect-countries-failed-adequately-address-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aggressively<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>putting American interests first and foremost &mdash; primarily with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-done-messing-around-escalating-major-tariff-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use of tariffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While everyone in the media is focused on Trump&rsquo;s more domestic squabbles (like, for instance, how Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/canada-humiliated-threat-rescinded-trump-floats-crushing-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">folded like a cheap lawn chair<\/a> after Trump threatened their tariffs with tariffs), the president is also keeping tabs on things abroad.<\/p>\n<p>And he&rsquo;s none too pleased with what he&rsquo;s seeing.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump took to  early Thursday, lambasting the European Union for what he called &ldquo;hostile and abusive&rdquo; behavior &mdash; and how he&rsquo;s going to hit them where it hurts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114155003492555395\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has just put a nasty 50% Tariff on Whisky,&rdquo; Trump posted. &ldquo;If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, &amp; ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIES.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president added: &ldquo;This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And while the establishment media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trumps-win-ladies-view-screaming-3-days-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">may want you to believe<\/a> that Trump&rsquo;s bluster is little more than hot air, his Truth &ldquo;bombs&rdquo; are having a very tangible effect in the real world.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/trump-threatens-eu-with-200-tariffs-on-alcohol-including-wine-and-champagne-13327780?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a> noted, &ldquo;Financial markets were quick to react to the latest escalation, with EU stock markets sinking across the board.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sky continued: &ldquo;The declines were led by drinks manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pernod Ricard on the CAC in Paris, for example, was more than 3.5 percent lower in the moments after Mr Trump&rsquo;s post was published.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FTSE 100 was also in negative territory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the company behind the popular Guinness line of beers was hit the least: &ldquo;Diageo, which counts Irish-made favourite Guinness among its stable of brands, was only 0.1 percent down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, &ldquo;United Nations data shows that EU nations export alcoholic drinks worth more than $11bn per year to the United States, with wine accounting for half that sum.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Curiously, Sky News noted that certain countries, like Spain, France and Italy, have been urging the EU <em>not <\/em>to include wines and spirits as part of this escalating tariff war.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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