{"id":2431396,"date":"2025-05-06T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-looks-to-team-up-with-trump-on-federal-film-tax-credit-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:31:44","slug":"newsom-looks-to-team-up-with-trump-on-federal-film-tax-credit-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-looks-to-team-up-with-trump-on-federal-film-tax-credit-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom looks to team up with Trump on federal film tax credit &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-looks-to-team-up-with-trump-on-federal-film-tax-credit-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2431396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California Governor Gavin Newsom is seeking to collaborate with the Trump administration to establish a $7.5 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-pete-buttigiegs-new-electric-suv-was-made-in-mexico\/\" title=\"ALERT: Pete Buttigieg\u2019s New Electric SUV Was Made in Mexico\">federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">tax credit<\/a><\/a> aimed at supporting the film and entertainment industry. This initiative follows Trump&#8217;s recent declaration of a 100% tariff on films produced overseas, which he labeled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"State Dept Spox: \u2018Largest Threat to U.S. National Security are U.S. Cops\u2019\">national security threat<\/a>. If successful, this tax credit could represent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infrastructure-agreement-filled-with-billions-for-green-energy-racial-justice-projects\/\" title=\"Infrastructure Agreement Filled With Billions for Green Energy, Racial Justice Projects\">largest federal investment<\/a> in the U.S. entertainment sector to date. Newsom emphasizes that California remains a leading hub for film production and aims to enhance domestic filmmaking through this partnership. He previously proposed doubling the state\u2019s Film and television Tax Credit Programme, allocating $750 million annually to attract filmmakers. The specifics of the proposed federal tax incentive are still unclear, and discussions are ongoing within the Trump administration about potential film industry tariffs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newsom looks to team up with Trump on federal film tax credit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2113901\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) said he is looking to work with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> to secure a $7.5 billion tax credit to aid the film and entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>The governor&rsquo;s request comes after Trump said he would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3400585\/trump-slaps-tariff-on-foreign-made-films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">implementing<\/a> a 100% tariff on movies &ldquo;produced in Foreign Lands.&rdquo; If Newsom is successful, it would be the largest federal investment in the entertainment industry in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\">List: The executive orders, actions, and proclamations Trump has made as president<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3401636\/trump-cabinet-face-doge-scrutiny-flurry-2026-budget-hearings\/\">Trump&#8217;s Cabinet to face DOGE scrutiny in flurry of budget hearings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3401233\/trump-dolls-austerity-argument-tariffs-may-dangerous-politically\/\">Trump&#8217;s austerity argument on tariffs may be &#8216;dangerous politically&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;America continues to be a film powerhouse, and California is all in to bring more production here,&rdquo; Newsom said in a statement Monday. &ldquo;Building on our successful state program, we&rsquo;re eager to partner with the Trump administration to further strengthen domestic production and Make America Film Again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3205697\/newsom-proposes-750-million-hollywood-tax-credit-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">proposed doubling <\/a>the state&rsquo;s Film &amp; Television Tax Credit Program, freeing up $750 million per year to entice moviemakers to work in the state.<\/p>\n<p>State lawmakers in February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3332590\/california-lawmakers-propose-expanding-hollywood-film-state-tax-credit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">proposed an expansion<\/a> of the state&rsquo;s Hollywood tax credit. The state-level proposal follows the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, in which thousands of industry workers went on strike for months. An estimated $5 billion was lost nationwide due to the strike, but writers and actors may have been in a worse economic position without it, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/mje\/2023\/12\/06\/a-deep-dive-into-the-economic-ripples-of-the-hollywood-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">study<\/a> from the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>The exact details of what the federal tax credit would entail remain unknown. Sen Adam Schiff (D-CA) said he was working on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal film incentive proposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Trump called movies being made overseas &ldquo;a National Security threat&rdquo; and said that a 100% tariff will be levied on &ldquo;any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how the Trump administration plans to place a duty on intellectual property. White House spokesman Kush Desai clarified Monday that &ldquo;no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;the administration is exploring all options to deliver on President Trump&rsquo;s directive.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3205697\/newsom-proposes-750-million-hollywood-tax-credit-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NEWSOM PROPOSES $750 MILLION HOLLYWOOD TAX CREDIT INCREASE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump additionally told reporters Monday that he was planning to meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3400994\/trump-foreign-movie-tariff-rob-lowe-filming-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">representatives in the film industry<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not looking to hurt the industry. I want to help the industry,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2113901\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2113901\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsom seeks collaboration with Trump on film tax credit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2431397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/newsrom-trump-tarmac-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54479,54697,3678,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2431396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-collaboration-2","tag-federal-film-tax-credit","tag-newsom","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/newsrom-trump-tarmac-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431396"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431400,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431396\/revisions\/2431400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}