200 percent customs duty on wine, champagne and spirits from Europe:
In response to Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum, the EU announced in March that it would impose higher tariffs on American bourbon. Trump's response was not long in coming:
“If this tariff is not removed immediately, the United States will soon impose tariffs of 200 percent on all wine, champagne and alcohol products from France and other EU countries,” the president thundered on his Truth Social platform.
The EU then paused its bourbon tax, and the 200 percent tariff has yet to materialize.
100 percent tariffs on foreign-produced films:
In May, Trump announced plans to impose 100 percent tariffs on all films “produced abroad,” saying the American film industry was facing “a quick death” as other countries tried to lure American filmmakers, which Trump said constituted a “national security threat.”
"We want movies to be made in the USA, again!" he wrote on his platform.
However, no such tariff has yet been introduced, and according to the White House, no decision has been made on the matter.
100 percent duties on microchips:
When Trump hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook in the Oval Office in August, he announced that semiconductors and other microchips manufactured abroad would be subject to a 100 percent tariff. However, no timetable was given for when this tariff would be implemented, and several details of the proposal remain unclear.
$2,000 payments to the public:
In a series of posts on Truth Social in November, the president outlined proposals to pay Americans directly for the money the tariffs reportedly brought into the Treasury. Among the proposals was a payment of “at least $2,000 per person.”
However, budget experts have been skeptical of the mathematics, while Finance Minister Scott Bessent has signaled that it could instead be a question of tax cuts.
