Paul Moss

This, of course, would affect different countries differently. Britain is very worried about the possibility of tariffs on cars. Taiwan, obviously worried about import tariffs on semiconductors. Really, all I can say is at the moment, every country is sitting there very worried.

This, of course, would affect different countries differently. Britain is very worried about the possibility of tariffs on cars. Taiwan, obviously worried about import tariffs on semiconductors. Really, all I can say is at the moment, every country is sitting there very worried.

Well, you've got a choice, really. They could play hardball and retaliate with tariffs of their own, but some fear that that could lead to a full-blown trade war, which won't help anyone. Others think it's better to sort of suck up the punishment for a while and perhaps negotiate a way out of it.

Well, you've got a choice, really. They could play hardball and retaliate with tariffs of their own, but some fear that that could lead to a full-blown trade war, which won't help anyone. Others think it's better to sort of suck up the punishment for a while and perhaps negotiate a way out of it.

The European Union's Commission's president, Ursula von der Leyen, in some ways expressed this twin-track approach in a statement she made on Tuesday morning.

The European Union's Commission's president, Ursula von der Leyen, in some ways expressed this twin-track approach in a statement she made on Tuesday morning.

Retaliation can come in different forms. You could hit back with tariffs of your own. Another way, though, is just to withdraw. We've already seen Japan, Korea and China saying, well, OK, we'll do more trade with each other and avoid trading with the United States. That, in a sense, is a slower but perhaps more effective form of retaliation.

Retaliation can come in different forms. You could hit back with tariffs of your own. Another way, though, is just to withdraw. We've already seen Japan, Korea and China saying, well, OK, we'll do more trade with each other and avoid trading with the United States. That, in a sense, is a slower but perhaps more effective form of retaliation.

I think in terms of response, special mention should go to Vietnam. which is very worried because that has a strong trade imbalance, the Vietnamese Prime Minister has said that he will go and play golf with Donald Trump for as long as it takes to get the threat of tariffs lifted.

I think in terms of response, special mention should go to Vietnam. which is very worried because that has a strong trade imbalance, the Vietnamese Prime Minister has said that he will go and play golf with Donald Trump for as long as it takes to get the threat of tariffs lifted.

There is one person who many think will be taken off the reserve bench to take her place as a candidate, and that is Jordan Bardell. Just 29 years old, he is actually the leader of the National Rally Party. He is considered very charismatic, a good speaker.

There is one person who many think will be taken off the reserve bench to take her place as a candidate, and that is Jordan Bardell. Just 29 years old, he is actually the leader of the National Rally Party. He is considered very charismatic, a good speaker.

But there are question marks about whether someone who is just 29 years old really has the experience to take on the role of being a presidential candidate and indeed to become the president of France.

But there are question marks about whether someone who is just 29 years old really has the experience to take on the role of being a presidential candidate and indeed to become the president of France.

One thing I should mention though is that last year Jordan Bardell was seen as taking a bit of a swipe at Marine Le Pen when he said it was a bare minimum for a politician that they should not have a criminal record. Some of his allies then accused him of behaving like a Judas. Now today Mr. Bardel has dutifully condemned the verdict of the court. He said French democracy had been killed.

One thing I should mention though is that last year Jordan Bardell was seen as taking a bit of a swipe at Marine Le Pen when he said it was a bare minimum for a politician that they should not have a criminal record. Some of his allies then accused him of behaving like a Judas. Now today Mr. Bardel has dutifully condemned the verdict of the court. He said French democracy had been killed.

However, he is an ambitious man and there are some who will think that underneath that stern condemnation there is a chance that Mr. Jordan Bardel today is grinning from ear to ear.

However, he is an ambitious man and there are some who will think that underneath that stern condemnation there is a chance that Mr. Jordan Bardel today is grinning from ear to ear.

Well, inside France, you know, obviously the other far right figures are furious. I should mention Eric Zemmour from the Reconquest Party, who also said it wasn't for judges to decide who people vote for. There are plenty of people who are not political allies of Marine Le Pen, but who are uneasy about the idea of her not being able to stand.

Well, inside France, you know, obviously the other far right figures are furious. I should mention Eric Zemmour from the Reconquest Party, who also said it wasn't for judges to decide who people vote for. There are plenty of people who are not political allies of Marine Le Pen, but who are uneasy about the idea of her not being able to stand.