Because it worked so well the first time, Donald Trump is once again threatening to impose a 100% tariff—this time on any country that dares implement a digital services tax on American companies, renewing a previous threat that he first made last year but never actually acted on. “Numerous European Countries have been discussing the imminent implementation of a Digital Services Tax on American Companies. Some of these Countries are close to actually doing this,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America. This TARIFF will supersede Trade Deals made with the Country, whether implemented, signed, or not. Additionally, the 100% TARIFF will be immediately imposed, if they proceed.” Digital services taxes (DST) are typically taxes that countries impose on gross revenues of companies operating within their jurisdiction, and have been used specifically to target American Big Tech firms like Google, Apple, and Amazon that do business globally but don’t pay significant taxes in all regions. Nations like France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom have all imposed versions of DST to recoup some of the money that these tech giants have generated by doing business within their borders.