U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the country, saying the American movie industry was dying a "very fast death" due to the incentives that other countries were offering to lure filmmakers.

Of course, Trump also has a vindictive desire to continue and escalate his trade wars, no matter the cost. This outrageous demand may well have been prompted by China’s countermeasures to his tariffs,

As Trump turns his attention to what he calls the "dying" US film industry, his solution has provoked strong reactions.