Jon Voight praises Trump’s tariff plan as he warns about Hollywood’s potential collapse

In a recent interview, Jon Voight, 86, remarked on the U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to impose a 100% tariff "on any Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands." The plan aims to "give people back their dignity and their jobs."

During his recent conversation with Variety on a call "while he was driving through what sounded like a car wash," the Midnight Cowboy actor stated:

"Something has to be done, and it’s way past time."

Trump's Sunday post on tariffs garnered both criticism and support. Reflecting on people's negative responses, the Oscar-winning A-lister asked:

"How about enthusiasm and gratitude?"

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Jon Voight reacted to Donald Trump’s tariff plan

In this latest interview, Voight pointed out that a significant number of people have been appreciating the effort to boost Hollywood, sharing a "good response." He continued:

"We’ve gotten a lot of good response from people. We’re really rolling up our sleeves and working. I think we have a good plan, and we’re just beginning. This little team of mine has worked very hard to try to figure out things."

While conversing more about the proposal, he also added:

"The union people and producers give their expertise and understanding to this problem, and we’re working together. A lot of people had a lot of input and we’re listening to everybody."

FilmLA reported that Los Angeles saw a drop in film production by around 40% in the past 10 years, according to The Guardian. During this period, teams flew to foreign locations to shoot their projects. Studios began travelling to Australia, Canada, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Spain.

The transition to overseas caused a dearth of job opportunities, affecting costume designers, makeup artists, and camera teams the most.

Jon Voight pointed out:

"Every studio has a lot of smart people, and they have maneuvered the write-offs and the gifts that are being given out throughout the world to lure people to different countries. They take advantage of them."

Later, the veteran star commented on how new incentives have the potential to open doors to more jobs in Hollywood and also save production costs:

"Now we’re saying, 'Hey, we have to have that here.' Let’s have the level playing field. But really, we need more than that. We need to be competitive."

Jon expressed how he felt President Trump "has been treated unfairly." He chimed in:

"I think he’s been treated unfairly. I think I have too. But what’s the difference? Who cares? I mean, there’s been a battle, but now it’s time to put that aside. And I must say, in all of the interactions we’ve had [on addressing runaway production], politics has never come up. Never."

Jon Voight acknowledged Trump's decision to bring out initiatives to restructure the film industry's current condition and reshape it into something grander. The Rainmaker actor lauded the President, saying:

"It’s come to a point where we really do need help, and thank God the president cares about Hollywood and movies."

He also spoke about Donald Trump's interest and love for the U.S. film industry:

"He has a great love for Hollywood in that way. We’ve got to roll up our sleeves here."

Recalling Detroit, Jon also emphasized the present scenario and added:

"We can’t let it go down the drain like Detroit."

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