US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday September 26, 2025.
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President Donald Trump on Monday stated he would impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made films and slap “substantial Tariffs” on any nation that doesn’t make furniture within the United States.
Trump’s statements left key questions about the plans unanswered.
In a pair of Truth Social posts, Trump claimed that California’s movie-making enterprise and North Carolina’s furniture business have been misplaced to different international locations, and that the brand new duties on imports would reverse the slide.
“Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing ‘candy from a baby,'” Trump wrote. “Therefore, in order to solve this long time, never ending problem, I will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.”
Trump made an similar menace to tariff foreign-made films in May.
But the White House rapidly softened its tone and no action was taken. It was unclear what, if something, was totally different between Trump’s prior menace and his present one.
Separately on Monday, Trump wrote, “I will be imposing substantial Tariffs on any Country that does not make its furniture in the United States.”
That assertion raised the query of whether or not Trump would transcend his vow final week to slap 50% duties on imports of kitchen and lavatory furnishings, in addition to 30% tariffs on upholstered furniture.
Those product-specific tariffs, which Trump additionally unveiled on social media, will take impact beginning Wednesday, he wrote at the time.
The White House didn’t instantly reply to CNBC’s questions about Trump’s newest tariff threats.