On his platform Truth Social, he writes that he intends to solve "a problem without end" by imposing 100 percent tariffs, a threat he delivered for the first time already in the spring. In particular, California is severely affected, according to Trump, who blames "a weak and incompetent governor", namely the Democrat Gavin Newsom, known for his criticism of the president.
In the spring, Donald Trump was to instruct the American commerce department to "immediately" start working on a 100 percent tariff on all films produced abroad – all to prevent the death of American film, a description of reality that was then criticized by, among others, Eva Hamilton, chairman of the Film and TV producers.
– First of all, the American film industry is not dying, it is enough to look at the streaming services – that is also film, she said to TT then.
Anna Croneman, at the Film Institute, pointed out that the Trump administration "seems to have missed the fact that 70 percent of their cinema revenue comes from the rest of the world.
