French President Emmanuel Macron expressed France's "deep dismay" on Saturday via "X" and called on the European Union to "firmly defend European interests" after Donald Trump threatened to impose 30 percent tariffs on European goods on August 1, according to Agence France-Presse.

The French president called on the European Commission to "accelerate preparations for credible countermeasures, mobilizing all the tools at its disposal, if an agreement is not reached by August 1."