Trump considering 100% tariffs on movies not made in the US

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The president blamed foreign-made movies for the American film industry's "very fast death".

The US president said on Sunday he was authorising the commerce department to start the process to impose the levy because America's film industry was dying "a very fast death".

Trump wrote at the time: "They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK - BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!

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Published On: 2025-05-05 @ 20:05:48 (3 days ago)

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