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Trump’s foreign film tariffs could stick us with nothing but Disney movies

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President Donald Trump talks of using tariffs to protect the film industry, but his protectionism is un-American.

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  1. 'Makes no sense': Hollywood shocked by Trump's film tariffs announcement

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    Trump’s foreign film tariffs could stick us with nothing but Disney movies

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  1. Variety

    Movie Industry Shocked and Confused After Trump Says He’ll Put 100% Tariffs on Films Produced Outside the U.S.: ‘This Is Nuts!’ (opens Variety)

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    Trump's proposal to impose 100% tariffs on movies made outside the U.S. stirs shock and confusion internationally.

  2. CNET

    Trump Calls for 100% Tariff on Foreign Movies (opens CNET)

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    It's not just hard goods like cars and smartphones. Tariffs could soon be a factor in the costs of making and watching movies.

  3. Newsweek

    Trump wants tariff that will make movies American again (opens Newsweek)

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    "Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States," Trump wrote on social media on Sunday.

  4. Forbes

    Trump Says Films Shot Outside U.S. Will Face 100% Tariff—Hollywood Stocks Drop In Premarket (opens Forbes)

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    Trump claimed the movie industry in the U.S. was “dying” as Hollywood studios, drawn by incentives from foreign countries, were producing their films outside the U.S.

  5. The Hill

    Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying (opens The Hill)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S. In a post Sunday night on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he has authorized the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S.

  6. Rolling Stone

    Donald Trump Wants to Impose a '100% Tariff' on U.S. Films Made Outside the Country (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Trump said he wants to enact a 100 percent tariff on U.S. films produced in 'foreign lands.'

  7. Deadline

    Donald Trump Says He’s Pursuing 100% Tariffs On Movies Produced Outside U.S., Calling Runaway Production “A National Security Threat” (opens Deadline)

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    Donald Trump said that the administration is beginning the process to impose a 100% tariff on imports of movies that are produced in "foreign lands."

  8. The Hill

    Trump calls for 100 percent tariff on foreign films (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump called for a 100 percent tariff on foreign films, saying the "concerted effort" to lure filmmakers abroad is a national security threat. It's unclear how such a tariff would work.

  9. NBC News

    Trump announces plans for 100% tariffs on all foreign movies (opens NBC News)

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    President Donald Trump announced plans Sunday to implement a 100% tariff on movies made in other countries that are imported to the United States, decrying other nations for offering financial incentives meant to “draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States.”

  10. The Guardian

    Trump’s movie tariffs are designed to destroy the international film industry (opens The Guardian)

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    Vague and grandstanding as the US president’s messaging may be, it has serious ramifications which could wipe out large sections of the film business

  11. Fox News

    Trump announces 100% tariff on all foreign-produced movies: 'WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!' (opens Fox News)

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    On Sunday, President Donald Trump criticized the current condition of the film industry in a social media post and revealed his intention to introduce a tariff related to Hollywood.

  12. New York Post

    Trump announces 100% tariff for movies produced outside US: ‘National Security threat’ (opens New York Post)

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    Trump said he was authorizing the relevant U.S. government agencies to immediately begin the process of imposing a 100% tariff on all films produced abroad that are then sent into the United States.

  13. Insider

    Do you understand Trump's movie tariff plan? Because Hollywood is totally baffled. (opens Insider)

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    Trump wants to impose a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the US. Hollywood is baffled.

  14. Breitbart News

    Hollywood Panics After Trump Proposes 100% Tariff on Movies Filmed Outside the U.S.A. (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump responded to the continuing flight of movie production to other countries by floating a 100 percent tariff on films made outside the U.S. Many in Hollywood and elsewhere are not responding with gratitude but are, instead, lashing out at Trump's proposal.

  15. BNO News

    Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-produced films; calls it a national security issue (opens BNO News)

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    President Trump has announced that he is ordering the implementation of a 100% tariff on all films produced outside the United States, citing concerns about the decline of the American film industry and its potential impact on national security.

  16. Kiplinger

    Trump Movie Tariff: Will Ticket Prices Soar if Hollywood Faces a 100% Import Tax? (opens Kiplinger)

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    The latest News,/news,,news, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at Kiplinger

  17. The Hill

    Trump’s Hollywood tariff threat greeted with skepticism (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump is threatening to rewrite the script on how Hollywood does business, with his talk of a tariff on foreign films alarming entertainment industry veterans and sending them scrambling to figure out both the impact and likelihood of a blockbuster-sized shake-up.

  18. WMUR

    Hollywood is shaken by Trump's tariff plan for the movie industry (opens WMUR)

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    Filmmakers and Hollywood financiers are baffled, to say the least, by President Trump’s announcement that he wants a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States.

  19. The Guardian

    Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’ (opens The Guardian)

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    President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariff

  20. The Hollywood Reporter

    Trump Says He’s Instituting a “100% Tariff” on Films Produced Outside of the U.S. Because the “Movie Industry in America Is Dying” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    In a move that could shake up the entertainment industry, Trump says he's adding a "100%" tariff on any movies that were not produced in the U.

  21. Variety

    President Trump Says He Will Implement 100% Tariffs on Films Produced Outside the U.S.: ‘The Movie Industry in America Is Dying’ (opens Variety)

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    President Trump said that he will impose an 100% tariff on 'any and all' films produced in a 'foreign land.'

  22. Time

    Why Trump’s Foreign-Film Tariff Doesn’t Make Sense (opens Time)

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    Experts say the decline in domestic production is a real problem, but tariffs are an unworkable solution.

  23. The Guardian

    Trump’s film tariff threat sparks concern in Australian movie industry (opens The Guardian)

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    Screen Producers Australia says 100% tariff on production outside US would ‘send shock waves worldwide’

  24. CBS News

    Trump announces he will impose 100% tariffs on movies produced outside the U.S. (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump on Sunday announced movies as his latest target for tariffs​ because the U.S. movie industry "is DYING a very fast death."

  25. Digital Journal

    Trump says ordering '100% tariff' on all movies produced abroad (opens Digital Journal)

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    US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the United States, claiming Hollywood was being "devastated"

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