Trump renews threat to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he plans to slap a 100% tariff on all films produced outside of the United States.

“Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other countries, just like stealing ‘candy from a baby.’ California, with its weak and incompetent governor, has been particularly hard hit,” Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social.

“Therefore, in order to solve this long time, never-ending problem, I will be imposing a 100% tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

It was unclear what sparked Trump’s social media post, but the president initially promised to levy the tariff back in May when he called foreign-made Hollywood movies “ a National Security threat .”