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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Paul Wiseman

Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films

Trump Film Tariff Explainer - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

President Donald Trump says he will slap a 100% tax on movies made outside the United States — a vague directive aimed at protecting a business that America already dominates.

Claiming that movie production “has been stolen’’ from Hollywood and the U.S., Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that “I will be imposing a 100% tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.’’

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