Trump shares private message from French president Macron as he threatens major tariffs amid global conflicts

Donald Trump didn’t just talk about his next move, he posted it. The former president shared a screenshot of a private message he says he received from French President Emmanuel Macron, and it paints a pretty tense picture of diplomacy under pressure.

All of this is playing out while Trump escalates his Greenland storyline, warning that if he cannot buy the world’s largest island, he could move toward something far more aggressive. Heads of state, especially within NATO countries, have pushed back, and Trump responded by threatening new tariffs, including a reported 200 percent hit on French wine and champagne.

Then Trump turned around and dangled a “Board of Peace” olive branch, while Macron’s message seems to be trying to keep things from boiling over.

That’s when Greenland stopped being a headline and turned into a bargaining chip, with Trump using tariffs as the pressure point against Macron and France.

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Donald Trump has posted a screenshot of a private message he received from Emmanuel Macron that appeared to show the French president trying to keep the peace.

It's not uncommon for Trump to make private messages public; back in June he revealed details of a conversation he had with Mark Rutte, secretary general of NATO.

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Now he's done it with Macron too amid world tensions caused by Trump's hopes of acquiring Greenland.

If the POTUS isn't able to purchase the world's largest island, there are fears that he will carry out a military invasion instead. There are ways Congress can stop this from happening, however.

After Trump threatened 200 percent tariffs on French wines and champagne, Macron reportedly refused to join the “Board of Peace,” and Trump immediately clapped back on Truth Social.

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There's been a lot of pushback from heads of state across the globe, especially those in NATO countries (something which Greenland is a part of).

In the way of the backlash, Trump has now threatened new tariffs on countries actively opposing his plans.

This also echoes Trump’s claim that SCOTUS was swayed by foreign interests after a tariff ruling.

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He warned last week: "I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that."

Trump has since threatened eye-watering 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne, seemingly in a bid to get Macron to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, Reuters reports.

Now Trump is doing the most Trump thing possible, sharing Macron’s private message anyway, even as he claims Macron will be “out of office very soon.”

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Reportedly, Macron has already said he has no intentions of joining the board.

When a reporter pointed this out to Trump, the president replied with: "Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he will be out of office very soon."

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"I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join, but he doesn't have to join," he added.

Now, Trump has shared a private message received from Macron to Truth Social where the French president appears to be trying to keep the peace between them.

The message itself, plus Trump’s talk of setting up a G7 meeting after Davos in Paris, makes it feel like both sides are trying to steer the conversation away from Iran and toward damage control.

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We can do great things on Iran.

"Let us try to build great things: 1) I can set up a G7 meeting after Davos in Paris on Thursday afternoon. I can invite the Ukrainians, the Danish, the Syrians and the Russians in the margins 2) Let us have a dinner together in Paris together on Thursday before you go back to the us.

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By Thursday, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will be in full swing. Starting yesterday (January 19), the event sees world leaders come together to discuss global issues.

Trump will be attending the summit alongside the likes of Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Trump shared Macron’s private peace attempt, but the tariff threats are still the loudest language in the room.

And after you see Trump post Macron’s private message, check out Jake Paul’s alarming health update after his bout with Anthony Joshua.