Trump Reveals Macron Text in Pre-Davos Blitz on Major US Allies

Jan. 20, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC

US President Donald Trump unleashed fresh social media attacks against European allies and threatened crushing tariffs on French wine, underlining the stakes for high-level meetings planned in Davos this week.

In a flurry of comments and posts early Tuesday morning, Trump took a swipe at President Emmanuel Macron for rejecting an invitation to back his latest peace initiative and suggested the US would impose duties on France’s politically sensitive agriculture sector.

“Nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon,” Trump told reporters Monday local time, after being informed Macron would decline his invitation. “I’ll put ...

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