US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday a 100 per cent tariff on all movies produced outside the United States. Justifying it as a “national security threat”, Donald Trump said it was a “concerted effort by other nations” and therefore, he said he was authorising the US Trade Representative begin the process of charging a 100 per cent tariff.
In a post on Truth Social, Donald Trump also said that movie industry in the US was dying “a very fast death” due to other countries offering incentives to attract filmmakers and studios.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated,” Donald Trump said.
He said, “This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!”
“Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” the US President said.