{"id":6181,"date":"2025-05-05T06:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T06:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6181"},"modified":"2025-05-05T06:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T06:04:20","slug":"trump-targets-hollywood-imposes-100-tariff-on-foreign-made-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6181","title":{"rendered":"Trump targets Hollywood, imposes 100% tariff on foreign-made films"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 100% tariff on all films produced outside the United States, including those by American studios that shoot abroad.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump labeled runaway film production a \u201cnational security threat\u201d and said it was undermining Hollywood and US messaging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,\u201d Trump wrote, accusing foreign governments of using tax incentives to lure American productions overseas.<\/p>\n<p>He directed the Department of Commerce and the US Trade Representative to begin implementing the new tariffs immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed policy could impact major studios like Netflix, Disney, and Warner Bros., which often film in countries such as Canada, the UK, and Australia to reduce costs.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s remarks come amid ongoing efforts by industry unions to push for federal tax incentives to retain film production domestically.<\/p>\n<p>While the tariffs aim to bring back US-based production, critics argue they could harm the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Economists and industry insiders warned the move might reduce overall film production or trigger retaliatory measures from other countries, threatening the global box office.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood studios earned more than $3 billion internationally in 2024, according to the Motion Picture Association.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear how the tariffs would be enforced, particularly for films with mixed domestic and international production.<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not specify whether the policy would extend to TV shows, commercials, or digital content.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows earlier reports of actor Jon Voight working with unions and executives on federal policy, though expectations had focused on tax incentives rather than tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Motion Picture Association declined to comment on the proposed measures.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign and international trade observers are expected to respond in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 100% tariff on all films produced outside the United States, including those by American studios that shoot abroad. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump labeled runaway film production a \u201cnational security threat\u201d and said it was undermining Hollywood and US messaging. \u201cThe Movie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6181\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}