The US president threatened to impose 200% tariffs on the sector, which has regularly borne the brunt of tensions between Washington and Paris since 2019.

Trump also reiterated his plans to control Greenland, saying that European leaders "won't push back too much."

'Tariff threats to influence our foreign policy are unacceptable and ineffective,' a source close to Macron said on Tuesday, as France intends to decline the US leader's…