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PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: The U.S. movie industry is facing rapid decline as other countries attract filmmakers with incentives.
👥 Who’s Involved: The U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade Representative, and foreign nations offering incentives.
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📍 Where & When: Hollywood and other U.S. film locations; current developments.
💬 Key Quote: “WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
⚠️ Impact: Potential 100% tariff on foreign-produced films entering the U.S. as a response to protect domestic film production.
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The American film industry is experiencing a swift downturn as international competitors entice filmmakers and studios with lucrative incentives, drawing them away from the United States, President Trump has asserted in a new Truth Social post.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda! 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. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
The trend of movie making abroad has left Hollywood and other key film-producing areas in the U.S. grappling with significant challenges. The situation is seen by Trump as a strategic move by foreign nations, which poses a national security concern due to its implications for messaging and propaganda.
The Department of Commerce, alongside the United States Trade Representative, has now been tasked with initiating a process to impose a 100% tariff on all films produced outside the country that are imported into the U.S. This move aims to counteract the foreign allure and reinvigorate domestic film production.
Trump’s call to action is clear: “WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” This sentiment underscores the urgency of protecting and revitalizing the American film industry, ensuring that it remains a competitive and influential force globally.
PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, made substantial gains in local UK elections, claiming to have replaced the Conservatives as the main opposition to Labour.
👥 Who’s Involved: Nigel Farage, Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, local UK politicians, and voters.
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💬 Key Quote: “The party that I lead is expanding. As we march on, the Conservatives are in retreat. In my opinion, they will never recover,” said Nigel Farage.
⚠️ Impact: The rise of Reform UK promises a shift in political dynamics, pressuring the Conservative and Labour parties to adapt strategies.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has gained control of 10 councils and over 600 seats across England. Farage asserted that the two-party political framework is collapsing locally and nationally. He visited Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, to celebrate his party’s victories. The Reform leader stressed that the Conservative Party is retreating and is unlikely to recover. These election outcomes have put Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader, and Kemi Badenoch, a Conservative Party leader, under scrutiny to reverse their parties’ setbacks.
“We’ve dug very deep into the Labour vote and, in other parts of England, we’ve dug deep into the Conservative vote. After tonight, there’s no question, in most of the country, we are now the main opposition party to this government,” Farage declared.
Writing for the Telegraph, Farage added:
“The party that I lead is expanding. As we march on, the Conservatives are in retreat. In my opinion, they will never recover.
“There is now a widespread acceptance that Reform UK has supplanted the Conservatives as the real opposition to Labour in England, Scotland and Wales. We no longer have to rely only on opinion polls to indicate this; Thursday’s results prove it.
“Many people will wonder how the strange death of the Conservative Party came about. In fact, there is no mystery.
“The 80-seat majority that was achieved under Boris Johnson’s leadership in 2019 should have led to a golden period for the party, including the delivery of a proper Brexit. For their own selfish reasons, they squandered their position, in the process betraying the electorate in the most unforgivable way. To compound matters, mass immigration – the issue about which most voters feel strongly – was allowed to rocket.”
In response, Sir Keir Starmer is anticipated to propose stricter immigration measures soon. This, however, comes amidst regional frustrations over the government’s policies, as expressed by South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard and others seeking immediate action.
Prime Ministerial hopeful Farage now intends to stop the housing of asylum seekers in the counties under his party’s control. Furthermore, the prospects of deporting all illegal immigrants within five years are being explored, contingent on withdrawing from European agreements.
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