Trump Says He Wants His Movie Tariffs to Help Hollywood, Not Hurt It

After delivering his solution to bring more jobs back to the film industry stateside by implementing tariffs on international film production, President Trump attempted to clarify his intentions at a White House briefing. CNBC reports that Trump will talk to the studios about his idea to impose 100% tariffs on films made outside the United States with the aim to make sure “they’re happy” with the haphazardly conceived and confused notions about how the film industry could align with his presidential plans. “I’m not looking to hurt the industry, I want to help the industry,” he told reporters. Incidentally plans for keeping the film industry at large here were already in the works. Post Los Angeles wildfires, which halted the film industry for the first quarter of the year, California Governor Gavin Newsom and organizations like Stay in LA were already proposing solutions to keep productions in America—particularly the state of California, the home of Hollywood movie making, in respons ... Read full article.