Trump calls on Congress to save Hollywood with federal tax breaks

President Trump wants to make Hollywood great again — with a federal tax break.On Monday, Trump called on Congress to quickly approve a nationwide tax incentive for film and television production, throwing his weight behind a rare bipartisan push to lure entertainment jobs back to the US.“I am going to suggest that Republicans and Democrats get together, and immediately craft Legislation to save the Movie, Television, and Entertainment Business in America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.“Congress should approve, immediately, a Federal Production Incentive to create Entertainment Jobs in America.”The president’s endorsement — following a meeting with Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt — could provide a major boost to an idea being championed by an unlikely political cast that includes conservative actor Jon Voight and Democratic California Sen.Adam Schiff.Voight, whom Trump appointed as one of his special ambassadors to Hollywood alongside Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson, has been lobbying the administration for a federal production credit as studios increasingly shoot movies and television shows outside the country.“I just had a GREAT and very interesting meeting with my Hollywood Ambassador and Movie Legend, Jon Voight!” Trump wrote.“He hates what’s happened to it! … Hollywood is a Complete and Total Disaster!”Trump said Voight and others in the industry were pushing federal tax incentives.“I am going to suggest that Republicans and Democrats get together, and immediately craft Legislation to save the Movie, Television, and Entertainment Business in America,” Trump wrote.

“Congress should approve, immediately, a Federal Production Incentive to create Entertainment Jobs in America.”He added, “What we watch on the Silver Screen should be made in what was once the Movie and Motion Picture Capital of the World.Let’s get this done!”Trump said he recently met with the 87-year-old “Midnight Cowboy” star about the pr...