Whoopi Goldberg Slams Donald Trump for film rates: ‘Stop’

Whoopi Goldberg Is telling Donald Trump To “please stop” when it comes to Hollywood and film rates. This week Trump caused shock and confusion in the film and TV industry by writing on social media that he had authorized the American trade representative and the commerce department to initiate steps to impose a 100% rate on films made abroad.

“Okay, look, you can’t do that,” shot Goldberg back on “The View” (via EW). “What that is the same is that you tell me how to write the story I want to write when it happens in Europe? Look, can you lower the price of eggs before you start this?”

“If you go to another country to work, you work with the people who are there,” the Egot winner continued. “We don’t import our people there to go there. Who are you going to set up this rate? The production? The studio? What are you talking about? … It is part of what we do. Please stop. The Bottom Line is tax stimuli. If you want to change, you have to change in the states and make it available to people to shoot here.

“And too, not for nothing. The films teach people English,” concluded Goldberg. “We teach people who will never come to America, which America is all about. We show them who we are. If you impose a tax on this, you say we are not good enough, and that is not the case. We are the best in the world.”

Amidst confusion about Trump’s announcement, the White House A statement issued Say “no definitive decisions have yet been made”. A spokesperson added: “The administration investigates all options to deliver President Trump’s guideline to protect the national and economic security of our country and at the same time make Hollywood great again.”

Jon Voight and his producing partner, Steven Paul, revealed after Trump’s announcement they had submitted An “extensive” plan For him in an attempt to save the entertainment industry. As reported by Variety: “The plan includes federal stimuli for production and post -production, co -production behavior with abroad and infrastructure subsidies for theater owners and production companies, job education and changes in the tax code. The plan also requires rates in” certain limited circumstances “.”

“The president loves the entertainment company and this country, and he will help us make Hollywood great again,” Voight said in a statement.

Voight is one of the three “special ambassadors” who has been appointed by Trump to tackle Hollywood problems, together with Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson.