Trump threatened 100% tariff on foreign -made films, Hollywood crisis is called ‘national security threat’

Donald Trump has announced that the United States will slap 100% tariffs on all foreign -made films, accusing other countries of reducing Hollywood and using cinema as a promotional tool. The dramatic announcement came through a post on Truth Social, in which the US President described the status of the American film industry in Stark words.
Trump posted, “The film industry in the US is dying very fast.” “Other countries are offering all kinds of encouragement to attract our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the United States are being destroyed.
“Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States of America, immediately to start the process of installing 100% tariffs on any and all films coming in our country who are produced in foreign land,” he wrote. “We want movies to be made in America, again!”
This step adds another layer to Trump’s chaotic trade policies, which have already sent shockwaves through the global economy. Since returning to the office, he has placed tariffs on a huge range of imported goods, including 145% levy on products from China. In vengeance, China slapped 125% tariffs on US exports, fuel a trade war that disrupts global supply chains and increases the possibility of recession.
The US economic data released last week showed 0.3% contraction in the GDP in the first quarter of 2025, with imports and consumer expenses below. Meanwhile, the container booking of the ocean from China declined by 60%, leading to shipping companies to cancel a fourth boats. At the port of Los Angeles, the arrival to stop trading orders amid tariff uncertainty is expected to fall to 35%.
Economists blamed Trump’s irregular trade strategy for rising instability. “All this,” an economist Brian Betunun, an economist at Boston College, can be detected when Trump’s policies can be detected.
Despite claiming that he is interacting with countries such as Switzerland, South Korea and Japan on “privileged” deals, foreign leaders complain of confusion and lack of communication. Josh Lipsky of the Atlantic Council said, “There is not a consistent strategy.” “They do not fully understand what the White House wants, nor should they interact with.”