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Trump Proposes 100 per cent tariff on foreign films to Boost U.S. Movie Industry

US President Donald Trump (photo courtesy)

US President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to impose hefty tariffs on all films produced outside of the United States.

Taking to his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that Hollywood is under siege not from box office bombs or streaming wars, but from filmmakers and studios choosing to shoot abroad. He called the trend a threat to national security and said he has directed the U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, to begin the process of slapping a 100 per cent tariff on any foreign-made films entering the American market.

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