Lights, camera … tariffs? President tries economic blunt force to keep film production in Hollywood

Lights, camera … tariffs? President tries economic blunt force to keep film production in Hollywood


GLENDALE, California — President Donald Trump‘s flair for entertainment and spectacle helped him win the White House twice in three tries. However, whether that flair is enough to stem the filming trend of “runaway production” for movies and television shows outside of the United States remains to be seen.

Trump’s pre-presidential IMDB credits include a 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York cameo and, of course, 14 seasons hosting The Apprentice television show, which gave plenty of voters the idea, accurate or not, that he was a business whiz.

In a May 4 Truth Social post, Trump, now in his second nonconsecutive term, instructed the Commerce Department and U.S. Trade Representative to place a 100% tariff on films produced internationally and imported to the U.S.

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