French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his disapproval of the decision made by U.S. President Donald Trump to increase customs tariffs as “harsh and unjustified.” Macron held a meeting in the capital city of Paris with representatives of sectors that will be affected by the new tax regulation in his country. In his speech, Macron criticized Trump’s decision as “harsh and unjustified,” stating that this action by the U.S. would seriously impact all sectors and exports in Europe. Macron requested French companies operating in the U.S. to suspend their investment projects until the tariff increase towards the European Union (EU) is clarified. Encouraging Europeans to remain united in the face of this situation, Macron provided information on the steps the EU would take against the U.S. in the coming days. Macron assessed that Trump’s decisions would weaken the U.S. and its people, advocating for increased production instead of imposing customs tariffs in response to deindustrialization in the West.