France’s champagne and cognac makers are scrambling to secure an exemption from Donald Trump’s tariffs on EU imports to head off a crushing hit to sales.

France called a framework trade deal between the United States and European Union a "dark day" for Europe, saying the bloc had caved in to U.S. President Donald Trump with an unbalanced deal that slaps a headline 15% tariff on EU goods while sparing U.

A tactic of deference and praise, along with a studied attempt to avoid any public blowups, coaxed President Trump into changes on key issues like Gaza and Ukraine.

Even though Microsoft has made huge steps towards European data sovereignty, it still can't promise the US won't peep.