French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday warned against risks of France and Europe being “dominated, crushed and marginalized” if they do nothing to counter the policies of Donald Trump, set to be sworn in as the 47th US president on Monday.
“The United States, with the inauguration of the president, has decided on a politics that is incredibly dominating… If we do nothing then our fate will be simple. We will be dominated, we will be crushed, we will be marginalised. It is up to us, French and Europeans,” quoted Bayrou, who recently survived a no-confidence motion against his government, as saying.
Before his victory in the US presidential election, Trump had said that the European Union would have to “pay a high price” for not buying enough US exports.
“I’ll tell you what, the European Union sounds so cute, so lovely, right? All the cute little European countries coming together,” Trump said, quoted by Reuters, at a rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. , days before the November elections. 5 choice.
“They don’t take our cars. They don’t take our agricultural products. They sell millions and millions of cars in the United States. No, no, no, they are going to have to pay a high price,” Trump had said. saying.
Trump has already promised to impose a 10% tariff on imports from all countries and a 60% tariff on imports from China.
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