The US President has met with Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, and spoke about Trump buying Canada.
The Canadian PM reminded the leader of the free world that Canada is not for sale and therefore won’t become the 51st state of the US.
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Trump said it was an honour to host Carney. Carney returned the flattery by calling him a “transformational president”.
However, the charm wasn’t enough to get Trump to suspend the tariffs he’s imposed on Canada.
Trump refused to lift the tariffs currently imposed on Canadian goods, including his latest move: a 100 per cent tariff on foreign-made films.
The US President claims Hollywood and parts of the US are “being devastated” in a concerted effort by other nations.
Trump told reporters on Sunday, “Other nations have been stealing the movie-making capabilities from the United States”.
How has Australia responded to Trump’s movie tariff?
Australia’s federal government and the local film industry have bitten back.
The Minister for Arts Tony Burke said he and the CEO of Screen Australia are monitoring this closely.
Burke is assuring Australians the pair will be “standing up unequivocally for the rights of the Australian screen industry.”
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