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President Trump’s call for a federal film and television tax credit somehow found unlikely support from the left, with Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Ilhan Omar signaling openness to the idea in recent media reports. This eyebrow-raising alliance — Democrats cheerleading a GOP president’s jobs plan — is exactly the kind of rare bipartisan common sense Washington claims it wants but rarely delivers.
The president has publicly urged Congress to pass a national production tax incentive to bring shoots back from overseas and restore American jobs in the entertainment industry, a move that industry leaders have welcomed as long overdue. That push follows meetings with industry figures and months of conversations about how to stop the hemorrhaging of well-paid production work to other countries.
Even longtime liberal opponents of Trump like Rep. Adam Schiff have backed the idea, and state-level programs such as California’s expanded credits have shown the economic case for incentives to keep studios and crews working at home. If Democrats can join with Republicans to support an onshore jobs agenda, the question becomes why they resisted similar pro-worker measures when Republicans proposed them in the past.
This should be celebrated by conservatives who care about American workers and domestic industry: policy wins when it keeps paychecks in U.S. pockets and production dollars on our soil. We don’t have to embrace Hollywood’s cultural agenda to insist that American technicians, carpenters, drivers, and craftspeople deserve the work that used to happen here.
But let’s be blunt — Pelosi and Omar’s sudden affection for a Trump-backed idea reeks of performative politics, not principle. Voters should remember whose side politicians were on when factories were closing and when Americans were losing steady jobs, and they should demand permanent, accountable solutions rather than last-minute photo ops.
Congress should seize this moment and pass a straightforward, targeted federal film tax credit that puts workers first, not corporate giveaways or endless pork. If lawmakers truly care about American jobs, they will legislate to bring production home, and patriotic voters will remember who helped and who played politics when the chips were down.
