Trump calls for immediate approval but names no rate; U.K. and Ireland hosted 49 U.S. studio films in 2025 against 20 in Los Angeles
U.S. President Donald Trump said on August 31 that he supports a federal tax incentive for film and television production. In a post on Truth Social, he called on Congress to approve a Federal Production Incentive immediately. The post ends with a call to get it done.
The immediate trigger was a meeting with actor Jon Voight. Trump opened the post by describing the meeting with his Hollywood ambassador and said Voight and others in the industry are proposing federal tax incentives. Trump named Voight a special ambassador to Hollywood in January 2025 alongside Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson, and Voight pressed the case again at a White House meeting in February 2026 (GV Wire, August 31).
Post names Canada as the destination for lost work; meetings with both parties' leaders in the works
In the post, Trump wrote that the American film and television industry is being dissipated in its entirety and that production has moved to Canada and other countries, with very little work being done in the United States. He called Hollywood a complete and total disaster, said there is no incentive to be there, and said California is being hurt badly.