Whoopi Goldberg growls in frustration over Trump’s proposed movie tariffs: 'Lower the price of eggs'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: As the Donald Trump administration weighs a 100% tariff on foreign films, Whoopi Goldberg growled in frustration on Tuesday's episode of 'The View'.
The topic sparked heated conversation after actor Jon Voight shared a video online about his meeting with Trump to discuss federal incentives for the entertainment industry.
Whoopi Goldberg slams Donald Trump's proposed movie tariffs
Whoopi Goldberg criticized the proposed policy, saying it would hinder creative freedom and international storytelling.
“OK, look. You can’t do that, because what that equates to is you’re going to tell me how to write the story I want to write, if it happens in Europe,” Goldberg said after the clip of Voight’s remarks.
“You’re telling me that if my book comes out, and I want to write it, you’re telling me how to write it. You’re telling me you’re going to charge me for that," she said.
As her frustration built, Goldberg paused mid-sentence and growled. “Could you — look,” she continued. “Could you please lower the price of eggs before you start this?" The Wrap reported.
Goldberg also questioned how the tariff would be implemented. “When you go over to another country to work, you work with the people who are there,” she said.
“We don’t import our folks to go over there, so who are you going to put this tariff on? Is it on the production? Is it on the studio? What are you talking about?” she continued.
'The View' hosts challenge the feasibility of a proposed film tariff
'The View' host Sunny Hostin joined the discussion and shared her doubts about the feasibility and impact of such a tariff.
“He doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” Hostin said, adding that releasing films in international markets brings revenue back to the US.
Meanwhile, Alyssa Farah Griffin brought humor into the segment by imagining how shows would be forced to change if productions could only shoot in the US.
“Like ‘Emily in Paris,’ is it going to be ‘Emily in Paris, Texas?’” she said. “Or like ‘White Lotus: Mar-a-Lago Edition.’ The stories will be very limited if you can only shoot here.”
Whoopi Goldberg highlights key films that benefited from global filming locations
Whoopi Goldberg pointed to successful films that could never have been made without access to global locations.
“‘The Passion of the Christ,’ you couldn’t have shot that in Texas! You know, you can’t shoot ‘Gladiator’ without going to Rome!” she said.
She ended her remarks by clarifying that change needs to happen through state-level incentives.
“It is part of what we do, please stop. I get what Jon is saying, I understand, but the bottom line is, tax incentives. If you want a change, you got to change it in the states,” Goldberg said.
“You have to make it available to people to shoot here in the states, don’t stop us from going over and shooting overseas, because then you’re limiting us," she added.
