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"Reality TV producer laughs off Trump threat, as merely the act of a 'shunned' man."

From the beloved children’s show “Bluey” to the blockbuster “Harry Potter” films, directors and producers have warned that President Donald Trump’s proposed 100 percent tariff on movies made in “foreign lands” would damage the U.S. entertainment industry’s ability to produce hit shows.

But Lamont Pete, a veteran reality TV producer, told Raw Story “nobody should really pay this much mind,” because Trump’s May 4 Truth Social post isn’t grounded in “reality.”

“When he came out and said this I don't think he really thought it through, but surprise, surprise, that would not be the first,” Pete said.

“Honestly, I think nobody should really pay this much mind … that’s the most ridiculous s-–t I’ve ever heard.” (Continued)

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-tariffs-hollywood/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1

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