U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday a sweeping 100% tariff on all films “produced in foreign lands”, claiming the American film industry is under attack and labelling foreign incentives a “national security threat.”
“WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I am authorising the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to immediately begin the process.”
Film production in Los Angeles has declined nearly 40% over the last decade, according to FilmLA.
Trump added, “This is a concerted effort by other nations and, therefore, a national security threat…. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!”
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick responded on X, stating, “We’re on it,” The Guardian reported.