# US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc’s planned levies on US-produced whiskey. Trump has launched trade wars against competitors and partners alike since taking office. The European Union unveiled tariffs countering US moves on steel and aluminum, hitting some US goods in stages from April. Trump renewed his criticism of the bloc, singling out a 50-percent levy on US whiskey as being “nasty.”
Trump threatens French with 200% tariffs on wine, champagne as EU hits US whiskey