Gavin Newsom ‘Eager’ to Team Up With Trump After President Pushes 100% Movie Tariffs: ‘Time for a Real Partnership’
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President Donald Trump received some surprising support from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) after he pushed a plan to use tariffs to move more film productions into the United States.
In a Sunday Truth Social post, the president declared that 100% tariffs on foreign-shot films would save “dying” Hollywood. Many film and television productions shoot outside of the United States to save on costs and take advantage of more attractive tax incentives.
“I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” the president wrote.
The White House said no final decisions have been made on movie-related tariffs, and Trump told reporters on Monday that he will be meeting with film industry representatives.
“California built the film industry — and we’re ready to bring even more jobs home,” Newsom wrote late on Monday in response to Trump’s desire for more domestic film productions. “We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again. [POTUS], let’s get it done.”
Newsom wants to create a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit for the entertainment industry to create a nationwide incentive to keep productions from going overseas instead of relying on individual states to choose whether or not to offer incentives to bring in business.
“Building on our successful state program, we’re eager to partner with the Trump administration to further strengthen domestic production and Make America Film Again,” the governor said in a statement.
Trump’s push to bring movie productions back into the United States came after he met with actor Jon Voight, one of the three stars that the president named a “special ambassador” to Hollywood as he began his second term in the White House.
