Zut alors! First Lady Melania looks less than impressed with Trump’s comment that she’s a BIG fan of French wine during trade talks at the G7 summit in France
- Trump made the comment during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Monday
- Melania was in audience as Trump stood by France President Emmanuel Macron
- A moderator asked Trump a question about taxing digital firms and Trump responded: ‘I can confirm that the first lady loved your French wine, OK’
- Trump later said that upcoming talks about France’s tax on revenues of big tech firms would determine whether the US imposes its own tax on French wine
Melania Trump looked less than impressed just moments after the president joked about her love for French Wine during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Monday.
The First Lady was sitting in the audience as President Donald Trump stood next to France’s president Emmanuel Macron.
‘Could you confirm that there has been an agreement you and France on taxing digital firms?’ a moderator asks Trump.
Trump then responds: ‘I can confirm that the first lady loved your French wine, OK. She loved your French wine, so thank you very much.’
The First Lady was sitting in the audience as President Donald Trump (left) stood next to France’s president Emmanuel Macron (right). ‘Could you confirm that there has been an agreement you and France on taxing digital firms?’ a moderator asks Trump
Trump then responds: ‘I can confirm that the first lady loved your French wine, okay. She loved your French wine, so thank you very much.’ The camera then pans over to Melania (pictured) who appeared to be confused about why her drink of preference had been brought up
Macron is seen onstage laughing before the camera pans over to Melania who appeared to be confused about why her drink of preference had been brought up during the summit.
Trump said on Monday that upcoming talks about France’s tax on the revenues of big technology firms would determine whether the US imposes its own tax on French wine.
According to Macron, France and the US have reached a deal to end a standoff over a French tax on big internet companies.
Trump had threatened to hit back with tariff action after France passed a law earlier this year that would impose a three per cent tax on revenues earned on digital services in France.
Macron told reporters that companies that pay the tax would be able to deduct the amount once a new international deal on how to tax internet companies is found next year.
‘We’ve done a lot a work on the bilateral basis, we have a deal to overcome the difficulties between us,’ Macron told reporters, speaking alongside Trump at the end of a G7 summit.
Trump said on Monday that upcoming talks about France’s tax on the revenues of big technology firms would determine whether the US imposes its own tax on French wine
In the end, the First Lady (pictured) still clapped and cheered on the president