Donald Trump says he will talk to Hollywood executives, after his earlier announcement to hit films made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs sent shockwaves through the industry. The US president said on Sunday he was authorising the commerce department to start the process to impose the levy because America's film industry was dying "a very fast death".

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President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope was offensive to Catholics and accused the media of drumming up anger. Trump or his team posted the image on his Truth Social account on Friday,