The president blamed foreign-made movies for the American film industry's "very fast death".

He blamed a “concerted effort” by other countries that offer incentives to attract filmmakers and studios, which he described as a “National Security threat”.

“WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick responded to the announcement, saying “We’re on it”.

This is an actual thing. I figured it was made up, but no, Trump is serious. :)

  • metallic_z3r0@infosec.pubEnglish
    25·
    3 hours ago

    I know it hasn’t stopped this administration yet, but he doesn’t have that authority:

    50 U.S. Code § 1702 (b) The authority granted to the President by this section does not include the authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly— (3) the importation from any country, or the exportation to any country, whether commercial or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission, of any information or informational materials, including but not limited to, publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds.

      • ragepaw@lemmy.caEnglish
        111·
        2 hours ago

        If you proclaim something and it happens because no one stopped you, you are king.

      • ijedi1234@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        “You are talking to a KING!”

        “Byah!”

        “And now I’ve struck a King! Did my hand fall from my wrist?”

    • jimbolauski@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      All that law is saying is that that specific law does not grant the President authority to regulate, it does not supersede any laws that do grant Presidential authority to regulate imports.

      Tarrif authority granted to the President was done by the 1934 Trade agreement act, 1963 trade expansion act, and the 1974 Trade act. They give the President authority to impose tarrifs, for nantional security, nantional emergencies, or unfair trade practices. Even in those cases Congress has the ability to limit the president’s power to impose tarrifs as they have the ultimate authority outlined in Article 1 section 8 of the constitution.

    • bitwolf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      3 hours ago

      I would find the enforcement of the statute as funny as the next person. But wouldn’t the commerce secretary be initializing the tariff here not the president?

  • ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    3 hours ago

    any bingo card suggestions for tomorrow? mandatory lasers on cats? mountain dew fueled cars or crops? rename the universe to ameriverse?

    did the US nazis even finish their stupid wall?

    • ijedi1234@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      I figure Trump will eventually demand that Japan refer to him as Trump-sama, since anything less would be disrespectful.

      "You see, they like to spread their cartoons and big-eyed people or whatever…you know, why would they make their cartoons big-eyed. Big-eyed is very shameful…shameful like anyone who doesn’t use my name. They call me Trump, President Trump…but my people tell me that they’re being very disrespectful in their language. So my people tell me: “They should call you Trump-sama, you know? And I go, What’s Trump-sama? And they say, Japanese people say sama when they really like you, you know, and that’s why they should call me Trump-sama from now on. Very disrespectful.”

  • kescusay@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    17·
    4 hours ago

    Okay, at first I literally did think this was an Onion headline, it’s so fucking idiotic.

    Unlike a lot of people, I think the orange shit-head is more evil than stupid… But goddamn, he’s also incredibly stupid.

  • NotAGamer@lemmy.orgEnglish
    14·
    4 hours ago

    This is an attempt to control media. It has nothing to do with money and everything to do with silencing outside voices who can be critical of him.

    • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      4 hours ago

      Free trade agreements are also about patents, copyright, and other IP enforcement. Trump making a trade war means that at some point we could see random people trying sell coca cola with the logo or even just the real coca cola out of a third shift without recourse for corporate.

      I wonder how that concept might play out with foreign media in the US. Could mean piracy without VPN and such.

  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    19·
    5 hours ago

    Yeah having terroriffs on something that is easy to pirate is really gonna force them to make these foreign films in the US. What’s next, putting tariffs on streaming services? “Those bits must be made in America!”

    • NatakuNox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      I think this one is to prevent outside influence. American’s rearly watch foreign films anyway.

    • wise_pancake@lemmy.caEnglish
      13·
      5 hours ago

      If Americans are pirating the movies due to tariffs that actually hurts more than the tariffs themselves.

      To me this says US media is now in the trade war and should be treated as such. It’s time for the boycotts and other actions to reduce US movie revenue.

      • ragepaw@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        Hollywood isn’t really US anymore.

        CW might as well be called the Vancouver network. Star Trek is mostly filmed in Toronto. I watched an “American” movie yesterday filmed in Spain and Scotland. Even a lot of “American” people in Hollywood aren’t.

        There is no separation possible without him destroying Hollywood. Or, it’ll be just the Evangelical Christian movies left. Even Hallmark films in Canada and they are as US as they come.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    5 hours ago

    This is actually not that far fetched considering the tariff fuckery he’s already pulled.