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Jon Voight defends Trump’s film tariff plan: ‘Something has to be done’
Oscar-winning actor gives first interview to Variety since working with Trump on plan to shake up Hollywood
Voight, a former leading man turned ardent Trump supporter who was given the made-up designation of “ambassador to Hollywood” by the president, along with Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson, declined to provide specifics or logistics for the plan that has raised many eyebrows – and blood pressures – in the industry. According to Voight, incentivizing a shift back to Hollywood would offer more jobs for the rank-and-file in the film business: makeup artists, costume designers and camera people left out of work when local crews are hired abroad. The US performers’ union Sag-Aftra said in a statement that it “supports efforts to increase movie, television and streaming production in the US” and that it would “advocate for policies that strengthen our competitive position, accelerate economic growth and create good middle-class jobs for American workers”.
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