New Delhi, May 5 -- US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday a 100 per cent tariff on all movies produced outside the United States. Justifying the tariff on movies produced abroad as a "national security threat", Donald Trump the movie industry in the US was dying "a fast death" due to other countries offering incentives to attract filmmakers and studios..

In a post on Truth Social, Donald Trump said it was a "concerted effort by other nations" and therefore, he said he was authorising the US Trade Representative begin the process of charging a 100 per cent tariff.

"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 ...