Trump orders 100% tariff for foreign made movies

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US President Donald Trump plans to impose 100% tariffs on foreign-made films, claiming the U.S. industry is “dying a very fast death.” He has ordered officials to begin the process.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 100% tariffs on movies made in foreign countries,

00:07escalating his global trade disputes to the realm of entertainment as well.

00:12Trump says he's directing the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to begin the process,

00:18claiming the American film industry is dying a very fast death.

00:23He blamed foreign governments for offering incentives to lure filmmakers overseas,

00:28calling it a national security threat.

00:31However, key details remain unclear.

00:34Trump's statement did not specify whether the tariff would affect U.S. companies that film abroad.

00:39It's also uncertain if the tariffs would apply to streaming platforms like Netflix,

00:44as well as those shown at cinemas, or how they would be calculated.

00:48Several recent major U.S. studio productions, like Deadpool and Wolverine, Wicked and Gladiator 2,

00:54were filmed outside the U.S.

00:56Trump had, in January, called for overhaul of the Hollywood,

01:00appointing actors Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and John Voight as special ambassadors

01:06to help revive the industry and bring film production back to the U.S.

01:10Mr. Smith aí to the U.S.

01:17Anyone?

01:20I got one.

01:22I got one.

01:24I got one.

01:27I got one.

01:28I got one.

01:29I'm called Jimmy McGann.

01:35I got one.

01:36What?

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