Trump ‘Truths’ about tariffs on films and furniture raise questions on details

President Donald Trump connected Monday said helium would enforce a 100% tariff connected foreign-made films and slap "substantial Tariffs" connected immoderate state that does not marque furnishings successful the United States.

Trump's statements near cardinal questions astir the plans unanswered.

In a brace of Truth Social posts, Trump claimed that California's movie-making concern and North Carolina's furnishings manufacture person been mislaid to different countries, and that the caller duties connected imports would reverse the slide.

"Our movie making concern has been stolen from the United States of America, by different Countries, conscionable similar stealing 'candy from a baby,'" Trump wrote. "Therefore, successful bid to lick this agelong time, ne'er ending problem, I volition beryllium imposing a 100% Tariff connected immoderate and each movies that are made extracurricular of the United States."

Trump made an identical menace to tariff foreign-made films successful May.

But the White House rapidly softened its code and no enactment was taken. It was unclear what, if anything, was antithetic betwixt Trump's anterior menace and his existent one.

Separately connected Monday, Trump wrote, "I volition beryllium imposing important Tariffs connected immoderate Country that does not marque its furnishings successful the United States."

That connection raised the question of whether Trump would spell beyond his vow past week to slap 50% duties connected imports of room and bath furnishings, arsenic good arsenic 30% tariffs connected upholstered furniture.

Those product-specific tariffs, which Trump besides unveiled connected societal media, volition instrumentality effect starting Wednesday, he wrote astatine the time.

The White House did not instantly respond to CNBC's questions astir Trump's latest tariff threats.