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Reporter: What about the movie tariffs?

Trump: Other nations have been stealing the movies— the movie making capabilities from the US. I’ve done some very strong research over the past week and we’re making very few movies now.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday a 100% tariff on movies produced outside of the United States, saying the U.S. movie industry was dying a "very fast death" due to the incentives that other countries were offering to draw American filmmakers.

"This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

Trump said he was authorizing the relevant U.S. government agencies such as the Department of Commerce to immediately begin the process of imposing a 100% tariff on all films produced abroad that are then sent into the United States.

Trump added: "WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!"

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick posting on X said: "We're on it."

Neither Lutnick nor Trump provided any details on the implementation. It was not immediately clear whether the move would target production companies, foreign or American, producing films overseas.

Film and television production in Los Angeles has fallen by nearly 40% over the last decade, according to FilmLA, a non-profit that tracks the region's production.

Meanwhile, governments around the world have offered more generous tax credits and cash rebates to lure productions, and capture a greater share of the $248 billion that Ampere Analysis predicts will be spent globally in 2025 to produce content.

The post by Trump comes after he has triggered a trade war with China, and imposed global tariffs which have roiled markets and led to fears of a U.S. recession.

Former senior Commerce official William Reinsch, a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said retaliation against Trump's foreign movies tariffs would be devastating.

"The retaliation will kill our industry. We have a lot more to lose than to gain," he said, adding that it would be difficult to make a national security or national emergency case for movies.

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Trump no send anybody...

Floky215:
Trump no send anybody...

Go see their port its shrinking, the guy doesn't know wat he is doing, China is American biggest contributor to cinema, if Asia decide to ban them u think Hollywood go get profit out US

VERY GOOD. YOU WANT TO SHOW YOUR FUNNY VIDEO IN AMERICA, YOU MUST FIGHT FOR PEACE. AND TARIFF IS.

Floky215:
Trump no send anybody...

yes he no even send the American masses

let the trade-war begins

So petty...this is the low of low

Trump calm down. You only have this last term.
How many Americans even watch these movies.

Power drunk idiot

Trump with him koboko....

Hmmm

US may be turning to another thing if care is not taken

Isolation loading

Baba and comedy na 5 and 6

This werey again😒

Who cares

jocelynor:


Go see their port its shrinking, the guy doesn't know wat he is doing, China is American biggest contributor to cinema, if Asia decide to ban them u think Hollywood go get profit out US

Asia is a continent. It will be difficult for this to be implemented

This is just moronic.

They all wanted him to be on that seat. Even Nigerians wanted him more. What you see is what you get

Agbadocassava:
Who cares

NFCS

At this point, i dont think Trump is fit to rule America

So erratic

Trump is right.

I during Covid19, the United States and some other Nations including Nigeria suffered shortage of face mask because of over reliance on imported face mask from China.
Many US companies are outsourcing their production to China and it's wrong because anytime there is a pandemic or lock down in China it affects the US. It's even a security risk.

We should start producing our own Solar s in Nigeria. We have the resources and manpower. China is gaining heavily from us. The trade deficit is too much

This man will Kee people

Trump go soon put tariff on spouses married from abroad,

because Americans are now traveling out to go and find wives or husbands.. leaving American women especially to be single

Lol

This man is living in a different world.

They'll soon extend it to musics produced outside US... Naija musicians will feel that most

Which day will Tinubu visit the White house like the other democratically elected presidents has done, starting from Obasanjo to Buhari?

Floky215:
Trump no send anybody...

And he is destroying the US economy.

Good,e remain all non citizens of the US to get 200% tariff.

Trump is becoming unbecoming

EVERYTHING MUST BE AMERICA FIRST