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Shortly after President Trump stunned Hollywood with his call for tariffs on films produced overseas, California Gov. Gavin Newsom waded into the debate with an unexpected offer.
When President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that he wanted to tax foreign made films, it caught California Democrats off guard.
When President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that he wanted to tax foreign made films, it caught California Democrats off guard.
Hollywood executives scrambled Monday to interpret President Trump’s call for stiff tariffs on movies produced outside the U.S. — a bombshell proposal that would upend how movies have been made for years.
Trump on Sunday night announced that he was authorizing a 100% tariff on movies “coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.” The proposal, like many other Trump-imposed tariffs, is aimed at bringing a key industry back home.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Today, May 5, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on Trump’s proposed tariff on movies. Friedman represents nearly every major Hollywood film studio and previously worked in Hollywood as a producer:
“We share the same goal: support American film and television workers and bring production back home.
THE BUZZ: COPENHAGEN CONFAB — JD Vance chuckled as Donald Trump predicted the U.S will acquire Greenland “one way or the other.”
Laura Friedman is not so enthused by the president’s fixation.
Hundreds of people gathered in Beverly Hills for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24. Demonstrators took to the 8500 block of Wilshire Boulevard outside the Consulate General of Turkey, waved Armenian flags, chanted phrases including “Armenians united will never be divided” and condemned the actions of Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Above: Friedman delivers remarks at ANCA Burbank’s Armenian Genocide Commemoration in Burbank.
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA — U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) joined with local community members and delivered remarks at the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Burbank Chapter’s Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) hosted a town hall at Los Angeles City College on April 14. There, she continued engaging directly with constituents on the most pressing issues facing families across the region – from unaffordable housing and rising healthcare costs to attacks on democratic institutions and essential federal services. The town hall was live-streamed on CSPAN.