European leaders have responded with mixed signals to invitations to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which he reportedly hopes to have signed off on Thursday in Davos.
French President Emmanuel Macron quickly declined the offer, saying that the board's charter appeared to contradict UN principles.
Irritated by Mr Macron's snub, Mr Trump threatened to impose a 200 per cent tariff on champagne. “Well, nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon,” the US President told reporters on Monday.
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