Trump slaps 100% tariff on foreign films, cites national security issues

US President Donald Trump announced Sunday a sweeping new trade measure: a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States, declaring that the American film industry was being “killed” by foreign tax incentives and calling the issue a matter of national security. “This is a concerted effort by other nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He added, “WE