Donald Trump Renews Threat of 100% Tariff on Films Made Outside the U.S.
President Donald Trump has renewed his threat of implementing tariffs on films produced outside the United States.
“Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing “candy from a baby.” California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particularly hard hit,” he wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “Therefore, in order to solve this long time, never ending problem, I will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
It’s unclear what reignited the proclamation, but Trump made a similar declaration in May because he deemed foreign productions a “national security threat” to the American movie industry, adding that they not only draw filmmakers out to other markets but also bring “messaging and propaganda” into the United States. There was uncertainty at the time about whether the president had the authority to institute such a tariff or how they would be implemented.
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