section_path: Multinational tariffs/Additional proposals/Films
section_name: Films
paragraph_text: Films
  
  In a social media post on May 4, Trump announced he would authorize the Department of Commerce and the USTR to begin the process of instituting a 100% tariff on all films "produced in foreign lands". Trump claimed the US film industry was dying a "very fast death" due to the incentives that other countries were offering to draw American filmmakers. He described these incentives as a "national security threat" and the films as "propaganda."
  
  US film production has increasingly moved to lower-cost locations overseas, resulting in job losses for American industry workers. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick responded, "We're on it". A White House spokesperson said the administration was exploring options but no final decisions had been made.