‘I’ve Heard Of Worse Things’: Trump Unbothered By China’s Plan To Cut Hollywood Access

President Donald Trump made it clear on Thursday that he was unbothered by China’s threats to exclude American movies as part of the ongoing tariff and trade war between the United States and the communist nation.

Trump brushed the threat aside when a reporter posed the question, following days of back-and-forth retaliatory tariffs on both sides.

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“China retaliated today by reducing the number of American films that can be shown there. What’s your reaction to them now targeting cultural exports from the United States?” one reporter asked.

“I think I’ve heard of worse things,” Trump said with a smile, prompting laughter from around the room.

The China Film Administration announced the new position on Thursday in a statement, saying, “The wrong action of the U.S. government to abuse tariffs on China will inevitably further reduce the domestic audience’s favorability towards American films. We will follow the market rules, respect the audience’s choice, and moderately reduce the number of American films imported.”

Additional reports indicate that China could be considering even more drastic actions — with the possible implementation of a total ban on American films — if President Trump does not back down on the imposed tariffs.

The president did announce a 90-day hold on tariffs for a number of other nations amid negotiations for fairer trade policies across the board. China was not included in that 90-day hold — and will be subject to dramatically increased tariffs — because Chinese officials had opted for retaliation rather than negotiation when Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariff plan.

“Shark Tank” judge Kevin O’Leary has defended Trump’s position with regard to China, saying that if anything, Trump was taking it a little too easy on the communist country. O’Leary argued that Trump should slap a 400% tariff on Chinese imports — and said that it was long past time that someone forced China to abide by the rules of fair trade.