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He added that tariffs on tequila and Canadian whiskey likely would result in reciprocal tariffs that harm American craft distillers, whose numbers have increased exponentially in recent decades, including in California.

Still, the gathering was filled with much rumpus as spectators also drank copious amounts of wine and whiskey.

US companies Harley Davidson, which manufactures motorcycles, and whiskey distilleries such as Jack Daniel's have previously faced tariffs from the EU.

They say that certain brands, such as Bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, tequila and Canadian whisky are "recognized as distinctive products and can only be produced in their designated countries".

Leaders celebrated their reemergence by drinking whiskey, chanting about reclaiming the streets and throwing fascist salutes.