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Trump’s tariffs make you wanna drink—too dangerous it’s going to value extra

Editorial Board Published March 13, 2025
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Celebrations may get an entire lot dearer for People, after President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to levy a 200% tariff on all alcohol imported from the European Union.

“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. If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIES,” Trump wrote in a submit on Fact Social. “This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.”

If such tariffs go into place, it is going to be extraordinarily expensive for People, as half of all wine and spirits in the US are imported from the EU, in accordance with the US Division of Agriculture. (Moreover, there isn’t a “Champagne business” within the U.S. as it’s only made in a selected area of France.)


“Trade war”

“Most wine imports come from the European Union (EU), accounting for 75 percent of the total value and 50 percent of the volume,” the USDA mentioned in a 2022 report about wine imports. “Specifically, the top two countries of origin, Italy and France, each supplied about $2.5 billion in wine imports in FY 2021.”

Trump’s tariff risk was his response to the EU placing tariffs on €26 billion price of products the bloc imports from the U.S.—together with bourbon. And people tariffs had been in response to the 25% tariff Trump placed on metal and aluminum imports into the US.

The brand new commerce spat is proof of simply how briskly Trump’s tariff coverage may spiral uncontrolled for People. Tariffs are basically a tax on People, as the businesses who import the products cross the price of the duties right down to customers. 

“Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers. These tariffs are disrupting supply chains. They bring uncertainty for the economy. Jobs are at stake. Prices will go up in Europe and in the United States. The European Union must act to protect consumers and business,” von der Leyen said. “The countermeasures we take today are strong but proportionate.”

Kentucky Democratic Rep. Morgan McGarvey mentioned in an look on CNN that the EU’s tariffs will probably be devastating for his state’s bourbon business.

“During Trump’s first presidency, when there was a 15% retaliatory tariff put on by the EU, it cut our exports in half,” McGarvey mentioned, including that bourbon tariffs negatively impacted jobs in his state. “It was hundreds of millions of dollars to the bourbon industry. Now they’re talking about 50% tariffs on the bourbon industry.”

The ratcheting up of yet one more commerce struggle brought on the Dow Jones Industrial Common to take a tumble on Thursday. As of 12:25 PM Jap, the Dow fell one other 477 factors. In complete, the Dow has fallen greater than 8% over the past month, wiping out trillions in People’ investments and retirement accounts.

However Trump and his advisers are saying they do not care in regards to the influence Trump’s silly commerce coverage has had on the markets. Requested on March 6 what he considered the inventory market decline, Trump fluffed it off, saying, “I think it’s globalists that see how rich our country’s gonna be and they don’t like it.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent additionally downplayed the inventory market slide in a Thursday look on CNBC.

“It’s another sort of turbulent day here. The volatility has really picked up. We’re down another 3.5% for the week, almost 10% from the recent highs. I know that you guys have brushed this off, but I do wonder if you’re starting to get concerned now that these losses are picking up?” CNBC host Sara Eisen requested Bessent.

To which Bessent replied: “What we’re focused on is the real economy. Can we create an environment where there are long-term gains for the American market and long-term gains for the American people? I think having been in the markets for 35 years I know the market is prone to big unwinds like this.”

Finally, that is the second time in per week Trump’s ridiculous commerce coverage has despatched the inventory market in a downward spiral. On Tuesday, Trump’s risk to put much more tariffs on Canada led to a 1.1% drop within the Dow and a 0.8% drop within the S&P 500.

Trump’s disastrous commerce coverage even has some Republicans distancing themselves from Pricey Chief.

“The stock market is comprised of millions of people who are simultaneously trading. The market indexes are a distillation of sentiment. When the markets tumble like this in response to tariffs, it pays to listen,” Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul wrote in a submit on X.

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