"You Can't Do That!": Whoopi Trashes Trump Over Hollywood Tariff, Claim
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Whoopi Goldberg launched into a tirade against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, complaining that his recently-announced tariff on films made outside the United States amounted to an attempt to control the kind of movies that could be made.
Goldberg and her cohosts mocked Trump�s latest tariff announcement � a 100% tariff on movies made outside the United States � and kicked off the conversation by saying that Trump should deal with the egg prices (which have come down considerably since they peaked in March) before he worries about Hollywood.
�Okay, look,� Goldberg began. �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, 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.�
�What � you know, I � could you, look, ughhhhhh. Could you please lower the price of eggs before you start this?!� she continued.
WATCH:
Faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin mocks the idea of making
some movie in America �Will it be Emily in Paris, Texas?� Sara
Haines notes that Trump�s tariff threat has already caused
California to want to increase incentives to film there.
Whoopi continued to rage: �[I]f you� pic.twitter.com/UGP6c2jMUE
� Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) May 6, 2025
Cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin noted that some states were already competing to bring in filmmakers, noting that Georgia had effectively become �the
Hollywood of the southeast because they make it cheaper to make movies
there.� She then pivoted to mock the idea anyway, asking whether �Emily in Paris� would be remade as �Emily in Paris, Texas� � �or like �White Lotus: Mar-a-Lago Edition.� Movies will be very limited if you can only shoot here.�
Sara Haines noted that Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) had already moved to increase incentives for filmmakers to practice their craft in California, arguing that Trump�s plan could potentially bring about a positive outcome.
Goldberg pushed back, arguing that it would ultimately hurt movies if the tariff remained in place. �You can�t shoot �Gladiator� without going to
Rome!�
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