President Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on movies “produced” outside the U.S., proclaiming in a social media post that the issue posed a national security threat.
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Still all of republican senators and congressmen/women would never vote to impeach him, almost 300 humans completely spineless and not giving a flying fuck about the future of this nation, keeping their job is more important!
📌 Tariffs on commercial from abroad in internet?
📌 Tariffs on content from abroad?
📌 Tariffs on videos from abroad?
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💰 Such a list can be very long
😡 This is an abuse of power.
🛑🤢 Ridiculous fantasies over beer become realities.
How many times have I read a story about Trump and then checked to see if it was published by the satirical site The Onion? Sadly, most of the time it wasn't.
Tariffs are the tools of a surgeon, designed to deal with specific issues, like dumping steel in the US, which was being sold for less than it cost to manufacture. They are not to be used by LAZY C Students who spent their whole childhood beating-up, torturing and terrorizing smaller, smarter kids.
Films are one of the most international of endeavors. What’s he hoing to do next, ban non-US actors (the Helmsworths, Dames Dench & Mirren, all WWII films filmed in the US rather than in Europe or Asia? Trumps’ stupidity knows no bounds. No Keith Urban?
Hollywood makes tons more money from international distribution than subtitled foreign movies make in the US. Even Steve Bannon got rich distributing Seinfeld. Countries with a strong film industry will retaliate, which will only hurt Hollywood. That may be Trump's real motive.
Lunatic; a distraction while Project 2025 is actively unraveling the country with aims to pulverize it. To be rebuilt with a Christian Nationalist vision run by a predominantly male billionaire elite. All the while the Social Security crowd pealing off in droves by intentional unchecked pathogens.
Next he'll probably issue EOs like the law firm ones. "This movie company is related to a film that was very critical of Tr*mp so they're a national security threat."
Responsible journalists would point out in the headline that he’s lying. How do we know he’s lying? We don’t tax “national security threats.” Nobody would suggest that ISIS be permitted to import nuclear weapons on the condition that they pay an import duty. Please journalism better.
That's a dangerous escalation of protectionism, and frankly, sounds like censorship to me. How do we ensure artists' voices aren't stifled by political agendas like this?
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Sadly....what does that say about American voters who elevated him to the position of President knowing he was a recidivist liar with an exceptionally low IQ
Okay, define "produced outside the us." If it gets the BC tax credit because 5% of its VFX was done in Vancouver, but otherwise it was made in LA, does that count?
As a real fascist, he is trying to create a common enemy, but he is targeting everyone as “the enemy”, even Americans. There is so much hate in this 🤡.
Oh dear, I live in Pakistan with uTorrent on my laptop and PirateBay bookmarked in my Opera VPN—been enjoying Hollywood for free since dial-up days. Why should I care about your tariffs, Mr. Trump? I never paid then, not paying now. #PiracyWins #HollywoodWho #TrumpTantrums #VPNLife
Trump is already senile & will be brain-dead soon. MAGA Nazis will be defeated & US citizens will shun & prosecute Trump’s co- collaborators. Like post WW2 nations, #WeThePeople will #BuildBackBetter cuz we will always keep fighting tyranny. #EthicalDecency #Justice4All
Well what do you know? Trump found another exceptionally American business to destroy: Hollywood.
While he was attacking Harvard, did anybody think this wasn’t coming too? Everything he touches is a slow moving train wreck: the economy, social services, farming, your health.
Welcome to 1932.
Trump is onto China’s secret “Trojan film reel” trick, where they produce a movie, ship the film reels to movie theaters across the U.S., and once attached to the film projectors, lots of microscopic drones jump out and attack unsuspecting moviegoers.
All of these super specific Tariffs (and I’m sure there are more to come) amount to nothing more than Central Planning, previously the domain of Communists and Socialists. Where are the free-market conservatives screaming about government control of business! Literally anything could be next.
The only way maga will achieve that, which they claim in their name, is, if the American people collectively realize they are being fooled, thus uniting them and making a greater, better America.
If a foreign-produced movie is distributed to the US digitally via a network, how and when would a tariff be applied? It's not something like cans of film arriving on a ship or aircraft!
Now closing one of US’s top tourist attractions, Alcatraz, to build another ridiculously expensive white elephant at tax payers expense. By time site is cleared & rebuilt, he will be out of office & it will never house a single prisoner or ever be a tourist attraction again, as all history destroyed
Soon the only movies available to US citizens will be the propaganda movies, telling you how good Adolf Trump is, next he will be building vast new Trump Museum’s, to house all the looted art he will steal from following his invasion of Canada & Greenland. It’s literally 1930s 1940’s again, wake up!
A 100% tariff on movies? So now Hollywood blockbusters are a national security threat? Are we really going to start taxing fun? This could have major impacts on both the entertainment industry and the economy. #ahsbem2at
Mmm there already is quite a lot of work being done here in BC.
But if these tariffs were imposed it could create chaos.
I doubt it would happen, but the uncertainty will damage the industry (of which I'm a part).
This psychopath is and has been the biggest threat to National Security since he first crawled out from his rock and into the political arena in 2015!!
How? At what point in the process would the tariff be paid, and by whom? Is there a purchase involved with a film, aside from the purchase of a ticket? Or is there going to be a tariff on licensing by distributors?
What a jerk. Netflix will eventually have to arbitrarily raise their prices because people don’t care where a movie is produced and just want to see a good movie.
Ok, you Americans need to do something about this madman running your country. WTF is wrong with ya all??? Step up FFS before he turns the entire effin world upside-down!!!!!
What would you suggest? Everyday citizens can’t remove him. That’s up to the House and the Senate and Trump’s party holds both for now. At least till the 2026 midterms for Congress. Maybe learn how the system works before making dumb demands out of nowhere.
Why not? His old fat racist ass went running to a bunker during the BLM riots. It can happen again. Where are all the good ol' boys who rant & rave about tyrrany? lol
Can't wait for Bollywood to give trump a role tailored only for him, you know, straight out from central casting role (perhaps as a president),& then this national security threat will no longer be a concern as he would demand we all watch his critically acclaimed performance of being presidential😉
Sure, I mean americans are already famously ignorant of the rest of the world so we can't have them being exposed to a point of view that might make them question things they just blindly accepted so far, can we? They might start asking uncomfortable questions about health care and paid leave...
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1. Do their job and honour their Oath Of Office, putting country before party and before self.
2. Quit.
3. Get charged with Fraud, for collecting salary+benefits+pension increase while refusing to do their job.
“Trump promises to double price for US citizens to see movies”.
Failing NY times indeed.
But I agree with the overall sentiment on terrible headlines.
I guess they'll keep pumping out slop? 🤷♂️
More of this
In year or two US will fall apart
Him? Read?!! That’s his national security threat.
🤔 Tariffs on movies now.
🔮 Future:
📌 Tariffs on commercial from abroad in internet?
📌 Tariffs on content from abroad?
📌 Tariffs on videos from abroad?
............
💰 Such a list can be very long
😡 This is an abuse of power.
🛑🤢 Ridiculous fantasies over beer become realities.
when his cult believes that EVERTHING is a threat then, tanks in the streets is ONLY to 'protect' them...
ever.
What’s next? He’s going to declare war on the sea and command soldiers to kick it to death?
So funny
He fears the thoughts of wiser men.
He bans the past, rewrites the day—
And hopes the truth will fade away.
I for one will now be boycotting Hollywood and its movies.
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Does this fool think that movies still arrive as cans of 35mm film?
While he was attacking Harvard, did anybody think this wasn’t coming too? Everything he touches is a slow moving train wreck: the economy, social services, farming, your health.
Welcome to 1932.
WTF is wrong with you?
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Please don't wait too long.
Here is hoping.
Thank you oldest President ever.
Are we great yet?
But if these tariffs were imposed it could create chaos.
I doubt it would happen, but the uncertainty will damage the industry (of which I'm a part).
This man is insane! 25th amendment?
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