U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (September 29, 2025) he would impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made movies, an unprecedented move that threatens to upend Hollywood’s global business model.

The step signals Mr. Trump’s willingness to extend protectionist trade policies into cultural industries, raising uncertainty for studios that depend heavily on international box-office revenue and cross-border co-productions.

Mr. Trump announced the measure in a post on his Truth Social platform, claiming U.S. movie-making is losing ground to international competition. "Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing 'candy from a baby'," he said.

However, it was not immediately clear what legal authority Mr. Trump woul

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