Actor Jon Voight Defends President Trump’s Tariffs On Foreign Films: ‘This Shouldn’t Be Political’

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President Donald Trump made headlines this week with his plan to impose a 100% tariff on films produced outside of the U.S.

Like virtually every other proposal from the president, leftists were quick to denounce the plan.

But one prominent actor, whom Trump named a special ambassador to Hollywood earlier this year, remains vocal in his support of the efforts.

According to The Hill:

Jon Voight is speaking out about the tariff plan he said he presented to President Trump, saying the commander in chief is aiming to return Hollywood to a previous era through levies on international films.

“He wants us to be the Hollywood of old,” the “Midnight Cowboy” star said of Trump in an interview with Variety published Wednesday.

“This shouldn’t be political,” added Voight, 86.

“I don’t know the political identities of the people we’ve talked to. We’ve talked to a lot of people here. I don’t distinguish them on their party affiliation. And if we can come up with [a plan that can be executed], he’ll back us,” the Academy Award winner said.

Voight’s remarks came on the heels of Trump’s call on Sunday for a 100 percent tariff on foreign films.

Voight has previously heralded Trump’s work on behalf of Hollywood, in addition to political policies of all sorts:

Per the Hollywood Reporter, Voight recently unveiled his plan to “Make Hollywood Great Again”:

The release made only brief mention of tariffs, which Trump in a Sunday social media post said he would apply to productions produced outside the U.S. Voight’s plan involves “tariffs in certain limited circumstances,” the release stated.

“The President loves the entertainment business and this country, and he will help us make Hollywood great again,” said Voight.

The Midnight Cowboy and Heat actor added, “We look forward to working with the administration, the unions, studios, and streamers to help form a plan to keep our industry healthy and bring more productions back to America.”

The plan is the result of months of meetings between Voight and his team and entertainment stakeholders, such as studios, streamers, unions and guilds. Voight and Paul confirmed that they met with Trump at Mar-A-Lago over the weekend, and the White House is “reviewing” their proposals.

Here’s what Voight had to say about his role as an ambassador:



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