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President Donald Trump’s latest salvo against Hollywood’s runaway production landed Monday morning on Truth Social, where he pledged to impose a “100% Tariff on any and all movies made outside of the United States.” In the post, the president accused foreign countries of “stealing” America’s moviemaking business and took shots at California Gov.
On Sept. 29, President Donald Trump wrote in a post that he would immediately impose a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States.
Trump, claimed that the industry was “DYING a very fast death.” He pointed out incentives that were being offered by other countries to produce content, surmised that it was a concerted effort by foreign nations and “a National Security threat.”
President Donald Trump announced this week his intention to implement a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films in order to promote domestic production in Hollywood and other filmmaking cities.
The president made the general announcement in a social media post on Monday, attacking California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump repeated his threat to impose 100% tariffs on movies made outside the United States, a strategy experts have questioned because of uncertainties about which movies would be targeted and how fees would be collected.
Days before a government shutdown deadline, Donald Trump is raising the vague, if consequential, specter of a "100%" tariff aimed at Hollywood's feature film development pipeline.
You could practically hear Hollywood executives groaning Monday after President Donald Trump mused again about imposing a “100%” tariff on films produced abroad. But at least two local legislators saw an opportunity in Trump’s latest riff.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Today, September 29, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on Trump’s announced 100% tariff on foreign movies. Friedman represents nearly every major Hollywood film studio and previously worked in Hollywood as a producer:
Just one hour before news broke on Sept. 22 that ABC would bring “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back on air, a large contingent of Los Angeles County representatives and entertainment union members gathered outside the show’s Hollywood Boulevard studio to protest its previously indefinite suspension.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to television tonight with a monologue that took aim at President Donald Trump and accused the federal government of trying to silence him.