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Can Tariffs Save Hollywood?
Trump proposes a 100% tariff on films produced outside of the U.S.
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On Sunday, President Donald Trump that he will authorize the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to institute a 100% tariff on movies produced in foreign countries. “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. 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 to Truth Social. “WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
“We’re on it,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick later that evening.
Imagine for a moment that you are the president.
You ran your campaign on a specific brand of economic nationalism that prioritizes building out the American workforce and protecting…
