Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden at a press conference in Washington on December 1.
The Head of State is visiting the United States. He insisted on doting the -i with regard to Franco-American trade relations.
In front of elected officials he expressed his dismay, judging the subsidies granted by the American administration “super-aggressive”. “Super aggressive towards French companies”. These subsidies stipulate that only electric vehicles manufactured on US soil will be supported.
Under these conditions, our electric cars will struggle to penetrate the American market.
We can always deplore US protectionism. But Joe Biden is fighting for his re-election and he needs to create jobs for it. Faced with this reality, Macron’s groans are irrelevant. In the US, it’s no longer “making America great again” that belongs to Trump. But it is definitely “America first”. What can Macron do, so that there is a France, we must think of America first? Not so much. Eventually he will be able to tax American bourbon.
