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edbermac

(16,348 posts) Mon Sep 29, 2025, 09:27 AM Sep 29

Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies [View all]

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday he will be imposing a 100% tariff “on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.”

Trump did not specify when or how the tariff could be enacted.

If Trump follows through with his threat, it would mark the first time he’s essentially imposed a tariff on a service rather than a raw good.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/economy/trump-movie-tariff

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Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies [View all] edbermac Sep 29 OP

Another poorly thought out idea newdeal2 Sep 29 #1

Fascists hate outside influences. Irish_Dem Sep 29 #2

Tarkovsky did it with sci-fi in the soviet era. ananda Sep 29 #9

They cannot expose the peons to ideas about freedom, equality, democracy. Irish_Dem Sep 29 #10

There is a slight difference, though. ananda Sep 29 #11

I think the idea of freedom is a universal desire. Irish_Dem Sep 29 #12

I think that's because of the way the country is set up. ananda Sep 29 #13

Or American films made elsewhere lame54 Sep 29 #16

No more kung fu movies dalton99a Sep 29 #3

Epstein Tetrachloride Sep 29 #4

Make the stupid stop. Emile Sep 29 #5

photograph is ok Tetrachloride Sep 29 #6

How does he plan to enforce that? Renew Deal Sep 29 #7

Will the Felon ever run out of squirrels? FalloutShelter Sep 29 #8

Can't have a film that takes place in Elizabethan England made here. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 29 #14

Marvel Studios are moving overseas obamanut2012 Sep 29 #15

Huh? Is he going to start up a State media production studio? haele Sep 29 #17

Well, that's the end of the Hallmark Channel Fiendish Thingy Sep 29 #18

How will this work? LetMyPeopleVote Sep 29 #19

Does He Not Understand How the Modern Film Industry Works? Deep State Witch Sep 29 #20

Looks like Mel Gibson's movie will be targeted lol edbermac Sep 29 #21

I watch a lot of shows filmed in the UK and Australia ecstatic Sep 29 #22

Now we have a tyrant who can just impose taxes based on how he feels LS0999 Tuesday #23