Having been pilloried, derided, mocked and roundly hated by the Hollywood elite since nominating for president in 2015, Donald Trump leaves many of his own supporters bewildered as he introduces tariffs to assist homegrown movie production in the US (“Tariffs smash Aussie films”, DT, 6/5). We should await the loopholes before overreacting. If American actors or producers are involved in future blockbusters in Australia, is this joint venture exempt? How “American” does it have to be? There is a silver lining. Australia could introduce its own tariffs, graduated to tax the low quality smut, packed with gratuitous violence emerging from Hollywood. At current reckoning, that might cancel the national debt in no time. Alan Sexton, North Parramatta 7May2025