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Trump Says He Slapped Tariffs on Foreign Films Because Subtitles Encourage Reading

Trump Says He Slapped Tariffs on Foreign Films Because Subtitles Encourage Reading

May 06, 2025
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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Offering an explanation for his sweeping tariffs on foreign films, on Tuesday Donald J. Trump argued that movies with subtitles “encourage reading.”

“Parents think their kids are safely at the movies, not spending two hours reading,” he said. “This should never be allowed to happen in our countr…

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