Trump Calls Macron ‘Foolish’ Over Plans To Tax American Tech Companies

United States President, Donald Trump, has slammed French President, Emmanuel Macron, over plans to impose digital services tax on multinational technology firms in France. 

If Macron should go ahead with the plan, it will affect American technology companies such as Google amongst others. 

Trump took to Twitter on Friday to vent his anger over the plan, accusing the French President of “foolishness”. 

“France just put a digital tax on our great American technology companies. If anybody taxes them, it should be their home Country, the USA,” Mr Trump wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, French authorities are of the view that technology firms operating in the country pay little to no corporate tax. 

But President Trump believes the planned digital services tax unfairly targets technology giants owned by U.S nationals. Aeqrs

“We will announce a substantial reciprocal action on Macron’s foolishness shortly. I’ve always said American wine is better than French wine!” the U.S President added in his tweet. 

Trump was quoted to have further told reporters: “I’ve always liked American wines better than French wines. Even though I don’t drink wine. I just like the way they look.”