Trump put up a post on Truth Social that said he instructed the Commerce Department and the US Trade Representative to add a 100% tariff on films that are produced outside the United States and for films that are imported into America.This is an unprecedented move that Hollywood is still figuring out in real time. — (@) Trump's post read, "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. 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 post has no new information on how this would be imposed, movies are not actual goods, so treating them that way is a completely new concept. And we have really no idea without specifics which movies this applies to. For example, can we not bring in foreign movies to be released here? Or will the tariff apply to studio productions who shoot outside the country, like in Canada, to take advantage of those tax incentives there. If it does...
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