"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!"
"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. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
"That's probably because, as our Liz Shannon Miller recently explained, figuring out how to tariff American-made films shot overseas is a logistical nightmare - one more likely to shut down productions than bring them home."
Donald Trump posted an announcement threatening a 100% tariff on any and all movies made outside the United States. He claimed the movie-making business was stolen by other countries and singled out California and its governor as particularly harmed. He repeated a prior declaration from May 2025 promising to impose the tariff. Practical implementation faces serious obstacles because identifying and taxing American-made films shot overseas is a logistical nightmare. Such a tariff would be more likely to stop productions than to bring film production back to the United States.
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