- Trump says movies produced outside the U.S. are a national security threat. So he’s imposing a 100% tariff on all movies that are “produced in foreign lands.”
- On its face, this is about getting more movies produced in the U.S., but obviously this is also a mechanism you'd use to stop foreign sources of information from getting into your country.
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- It's impossible to overstate how critical movies were to establishing U.S. hegemony in the 20th century.
May 4, 2025 23:37
- “It is unclear how such a tariff would work because movies aren’t physical goods that move through ports like most items subject to tariffs. [Trump] would need to determine how to value a movie in order to apply the tariffs, as well as what the threshold would be to classify it as an import.”
- And here's the walk back: "Although no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made, the Administration is exploring all options to deliver on President Trump’s directive to safeguard our country’s national and economic security while Making Hollywood Great Again."
