California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced that he is seeking to partner with President Donald Trump on the proposed plan to implement tariffs on the film industry operating outside of the United States.
“America continues to be a film powerhouse, and California is all in to bring more production here,” Newsom said in a statement to The New York Times. “Building on our successful state program, we’re eager to partner with the Trump administration to further strengthen domestic production and Make America Film Again.”
Newsom is looking to partner with the Trump administration to create a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit, The Times explained.
The governor wrote on X, “California built the film industry — and we’re ready to bring even more jobs home.”
“We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again,” he said. “@POTUS, let’s get it done.”
The statement follows Trump announcing on Sunday that he intends to implement the tariff because “Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated,” a matter he considered a “concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat.”
“Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands,” he wrote. “WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
In January, Trump announced that Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone would be “special ambassadors” to promote business in Hollywood.
