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For the European allies of America, Trump's first 100 days in the time of billing, counter -reaction

Normandy, France – The hero D-Day landings In Normandy, the beginning of the end of the Second World War, where thousands of Americans who fell in the attack were still resting in graves in northwestern France.

It was the victim of the American and European Allied soldiers during Normandy invasion, and of course their great victory over the Nazis, which formed the foundation of an alliance that has been fixed for more than 80 years.

Then, however, came the rhetoric of President Trump and the The following tariff war.

“Europe was very, very bad for us,” Mr. Trump told reporters last month. “Europe took our managers with them for a trip. They do not take our cars with them. They do not take food products. They do not take anything … The European Union was formed for one reason. They know what that was to tear down the United States.

European were shocked And insulted by the President's actions in the first 100 days of his second term.

Vincent Dampt is a fourth generation of Burgundy, who is proud to sell Chablis Wine to the USA at a fair price.

“I often go to the United States to visit them, customers, let my wines discover,” said DAMPT to CBS News.

But the government's Trump government On-and-off-and-off tariffs Were a big headache for his business.

“Because we work in a profession in which it is important to have something stable,” said Dammt.

This spring, Mr. Trump changed his opinion on tariffs on French wine. First, it would be placed Under a catastrophic tariff of 200%. That followed With a tariff threat of 20% and finally the president decided to 10%, but until July. It is unclear what will happen afterwards.

The conclusion of damage is that each tariff violates its customers and their sale.

President Trump meets on February 24, 2025 with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

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Trumpian uncertainty not only undermined the trade, but also shaken the organization of the Great North Atlantic Treaty, as in the middle of Russia invasion to Ukraine, Mr. Trump has consistently argued NATO European members must increase their defense spending.

“If you don't pay, I won't defend them,” Mr. Trump recently told reporters.

With the European Council for Foreign Relations, Camille Grand says that the president has a sense of the transatlantic military alliance.

“In some questions, he is essentially right,” said Grand. “You know that Europeans should spend more for defense, should be much more serious in defense.”

The Europeans know this and spend more for everything, from training to weapons. But they fear that the Trump government could leave it anyway.

“What is worrying is the fact that Allianz's robustness from Washington has doubts,” said Grand.

Grand says that the “perception of many Europeans” is that Europe is more committed to its relationship with the United States than the other way round and fears that Mr. Trump has undermined one of the greatest alliances in modern history.

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