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- President Donald Trump floated a tariff of as much as 100% on French wine at a fundraiser in Long Island, according to a report from Bloomberg.
- The remarks come amid a trade dispute over a proposed French tax on major tech companies including Google, Facebook, and Amazon.
- Trump has made references to taxing imports of French wine in the past.
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President Donald Trump floated a tariff of as much as 100% on French wine at a fundraiser in Long Island, according to a report from Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs and Jenny Leonard.
Citing two sources with knowledge of the president's remarks at an August 9 business roundtable in the Hamptons, Bloomberg noted that the specific proposal might not be completely serious, although trade tensions between the US and France have been rising recently.
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