Normandy, France - heroic D-Day Landing At the beginning of the end of World War II, Normandy marked the thousands of Americans in the attack still in graves in northwestern France.
It was during the Normandy invasion that the sacrifice of the Allied soldiers of the United States and Europe, of course, their enormous victory over the Nazis, formed the cornerstone of a coalition that had been persisting for more than 80 years.
However, President Trump's remarks and The tariff war that followed.
"Europe is very, very bad for us," Trump told reporters last month. "Europe leads our leaders in a car. They don't take our cars. They don't take our food. They don't take anything...The EU has a reason. Do you know what that is? To strip the United States. So, put it in your hat."
European Shocked and was insulted by the actions of the first 100 days of the president's second term.
Vincent Dampt is the fourth generation Burgundy winemaker who sold Chablis Wine to the United States at a fair price.
"I often visit them in the United States to let them discover my wine," Dampt told CBS News.
But the Trump administration Once again, unpopular tariffs His business is a headache.
"Because we work in a career, the important thing is to have something stable," Dampt said.
This spring, Mr. Trump has been changing his mind about tariffs on French wines. First, It will be placed Under a disastrous 200% tariff. Following immediately With a 20% tariff threat, the president finally decided to account for 10%, but until July. It is not clear what will happen after that.
The bottom line of DAMPT is that any tariffs will harm its customers and sales.
Trump's uncertainty not only undermines trade, but also shakes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine Mr Trump has been arguing NATO's European members need to increase their defense spending.
"If they don't pay, I won't defend them."
Camille Grand of the European Council on Diplomatic Relations said the president had a little point about the transatlantic military alliance.
"Essentially, he's right," Grande said. "You know, Europeans should spend more on defense and should be more serious."
Europeans know this, and they spend more money on everything from training to weapons. But they are worried that the Trump administration will give them up anyway.
"What is disturbing is that from Washington, there are questions about the robustness of the league," Grand said.
Grande said that “the perception of many Europeans” is that Europe is more committed to relations with the United States than the other way around and is concerned that Mr. Trump has undermined one of the largest alliances in modern history.