U.S. President Donald Trump has once again pledged to impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas, framing the move as an effort to protect America’s struggling movie industry.
On September 29 (local time), Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social:
“Other countries have stolen our film industry as if taking candy from a baby. California has suffered greatly, especially under its weak and incompetent governor. To fix this longstanding problem, we will impose a 100% tariff on every film not made in the United States.”
This marks the second time in recent months that Trump has raised the idea. In May, he warned that the U.S. movie industry was in decline and first floated the proposal of a 100% tariff on foreign films.
Trump again singled out California, declaring that the state had been hit hardest under “an incompetent governor”—a pointed jab at California’s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom, widely considered a potential presidential contender.
The president also broadened his protectionist message to other industries, saying he would impose heavy tariffs on all countries that do not manufacture furniture in the U.S., in an effort to “make North Carolina great again” after the state’s once-thriving furniture industry was “completely stolen by China and others.”
Written by Kim Mi Hwa
Translated by Lee So Yun
