Donald Trump's confusing plan – and always completely clear – to bail out Hollywood was the subject of many end of evening monologues on Monday evening, including “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.
“Trump now targets his demolition ball in Hollywood,” noted Kimmel in his monologue, noting Trump's social media publication this weekend, in a way, his plan to save the entertainment industry:
“He wrote …” The film industry in America dies from a very rapid death. Other countries offer all kinds of incentives to remove our filmmakers and studios from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas in the United States, are devastated. It is a concerted effort by other countries and, therefore, a national security threat. “”
“Consequently, I authorize the Ministry of Commerce and the US trade representative immediately starting the institute process a 100% price on all the films that enter our country which are produced at foreign land. We want films made in America, again!” “”
Kimmel focused on the imprecision of what it really means.
“We do it? Because I don't care about their place. I really don't do it,” he said. “What do you know?” This is what the great Hannibal Lecter wanted to want … Sonic – the illegal immigrant hedgehog – is a threat of national security and he must be arrested!
“And it was not just another end of Sunday evening for Trump. He said:” I did very solid research during last week “, which means that he had brunch with Jon Voight in Mar-A-Lago this weekend.”
When the public gleamed, Kimmel noted that it was not a joke – it was very true.
“It was there that he would have obtained the price, the idea of ​​the film-of the 86-year-old father of Angelina Jolie to whom she will not speak,” he said. “What a good idea. Next year, “The White Lotus” will be set in an Inn Hampton. “
Trump's announcement that he “authorized” the Ministry of Commerce and the United States representative to impose a 100% price on “all” films produced in “foreign lands” sparked a lot of skepticism and confusion in Hollywood on Monday, because nobody was quite sure what Trump was really focused on or if his plan was even committed or legal.
As Variety Reported on Monday, Trump's comments came after actor Jon Voight and his production partner, Steven Paul, met the president during the weekend and said they had shared a “full” plan to save the entertainment industry. This plan includes federal incentives for production and post-production, co-production treaties with foreign countries as well as infrastructure subsidies for theater owners and production companies, vocational training and modifications of the tax code, but only call prices in “certain limited circumstances”.
Here is Kimmel's monologue on Monday evening on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”:
