Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies made outside the US

 US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday, September 29, he will be imposing a 100% tariff “on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States of America. 


Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies made outside the US


Trump further claimed that his country’s industry has been “stolen” by others. 

He said in a Truth Social post that other countries have taken business from the United States, “just like stealing ‘candy from a baby.'” 

He criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom as “weak and incompetent,” adding that the state has been heavily impacted. 

“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,” Trump wrote. 
 

Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies made outside the US

He did not provide further details on his plans, or a timeline for when these tariffs might be enacted. 

Trump’s remarks come shortly after he threatened a slew of new tariffs to be imposed this week on branded pharmaceutical products, furniture, as well as heavy trucks, respectively. 

Trump’s latest post echoes a threat he made in May, when he said the US movie industry was “dying a very fast death.” 

At the time, he said he was authorizing the Department of Commerce and US Trade Representative to start the process of instituting a 100-percent tariff. 

The implications for the movie industry remain unclear for now.
 

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