‘You Can’t Do That!’: Whoopi Trashes Trump Over Hollywood Tariff, Claims He’s Controlling Movie Plots

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.

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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.
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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!”