Donald Trump has faced mockery online
Despite a serious threat to the European Union, people have begun mocking Donald Trump on social media after noticing a small blunder in one of his posts.
International relationships are being pushed to the brink as Trump intensifies the “trade wars” between the US and its global allies.
While the escalating tariffs are causing serious economic concerns for citizens, some have managed to find a bit of humor in the situation. In analyzing Trump’s latest post about his trade war strategy, a small but noticeable slip-up caught the attention of many. In a post on Truth Social today (March 13), the US president stated: “The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the world, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has just put a nasty 50 percent tariff on Whisky.”
“If this tariff is not removed immediately, the US will soon impose a 200% tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, AND ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER EU COUNTRIES.
“This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the US.”
Did you catch that?
It’s a small detail, but it’s hard to overlook. In his post, Trump used the European/Canadian spelling of ‘whisky’ instead of the American ‘whiskey.’
One cheeky Twitter user quipped: “A real American president would know that it’s spelled ‘whiskey’ here.” Another added: “Unforced error in the concession to Europe on the spelling of ‘whiskey,’ imho [in my humble opinion].”
A third user chimed in: “Trump spells ‘whisky’ the Canadian way rather than the U.S. way (whiskey).”
And someone else remarked: “Wow! Doesn’t even know that American whiskey is spelled with an ‘ey.’ Must only drink Scotch whisky. Very ‘America First’ of him.”
In addition to the whisky mix-up, people also took notice of the final line in Trump’s post, where he claimed this move would benefit the US ‘Champagne business.’
However, there’s a catch. A drink can only legally be called ‘champagne’ if it’s bottled within 100 miles of the Champagne region in France.
As noted by travel and lifestyle magazine The Real World: “The name is legally protected by European law and an 1891 treaty, which mandates that true champagne must be produced in the Champagne region and made from the Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, or Chardonnay grapes grown there.”
Looks like Trump might need a little more luck with this one!
