Subject: Re: kalshi ~50% odds greenland

the new scale of a Billion dollar per trick extortion racket.

Like I said, extortion.

Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wines as Macron reportedly snubs ‘Board of Peace’ seat

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne, as French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly set to refuse joining his “Board of Peace” on Gaza.

When asked for a response by a reporter in Miami, Trump said “Well, nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon. So you know, that’s all right. What I’ll do is ... I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he’ll join. But he doesn’t have to join.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/2...

As observed before, Trump is all about controlling access. Control of access to Venezuelan oil, Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada minerals. Do as he says, or he denies access. If that lever doesn't work on someone, he uses his control of access to the US market to punish them. Now he is using his control of access to the US market to extort $1B "donations" to himself. Next time he comes around to big oil, he'll probably demand $10B, rather than a measly $1B.

Steve