You could practically hear Hollywood executives groaning Monday after President Donald Trump mused again about imposing a “100%” tariff on films produced abroad. But at least two local legislators saw an opportunity in Trump’s latest riff.

Just hours after the president’s Truth Social post, California Sen. Adam Schiff and U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman released similar statements that attempted to redirect the conversation to their pet project: a federal film and television tax incentive.

“I’m relieved President Trump recognizes that we are losing a signature American product: the domestic film & TV industry. However, his 100% tariff on foreign films will raise costs for consumers,” said Friedman, a former film producer on projects like the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen vehicle It Takes Two

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