Pelosi, Omar join Trump and Schiff as unlikely alliance pushes to onshore key industry

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EXCLUSIVE:President Donald Trump has gained several unlikely allies, including the man who led his first impeachment trial, in a major push to bring motion picture production back to California from other countries.

Sen.Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who represented studio-heavy Burbank in Congress, was joined by Reps.Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in echoing support for Trump’s federal tax incentive plan to draw major film projects back to where it began.

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President Donald Trump and Sen. Adam Schiff in front of the Hollywood sign

President Donald Trump has found an unlikely ally in his push for incentives to bring back the film industry to Hollywood: Sen.Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

Schiff tweeted earlier this week that he is “in strong agreement with the president.”

The Democrat, who has accused Trump of colluding with Moscow to win the election and whom the president has responded to by calling him “pencil-neck,” said it is time for Republicans and Democrats to “work together… get this done and bring the movie magic back to America.”

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Rep.Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a rally opposing House Republicans Tax Proposal prior to the final House Vote on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2025, in Washington, DC.(Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Families Over Billionaires)

“Congress should immediately take up and pass a federal film tax incentive to bring back these good-paying jobs that we’ve lost to other countries.”

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She referenced “Fargo,” the 1996 Coen Brothers comedy starring William H.Macy as an example of Minnesota’s ability to host large projects.The “Mighty Ducks” series starring Emilio Estevez and Joshua Jackson also filmed heavily in the Twin Cities during its 1990s run.

“When I was in the Minnesota House, I was very supportive of Minnesota having subsidies so we can have more movies being made inside Minnesota like the movie ‘Fargo’,” she said.

She said the end of subsidies from St.Paul recently “made it less fun trying to run into people who were actually doing the production.”

“It could be a really cool thing [and] also bring us money to states that can use it.”

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Trump appointed legendary actorsJon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone special envoys to Hollywood.Gibson“There’s something really wrong there,” he said, adding that another actor, ex-California Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger, tried to assuage the problem while in office but was met with “obstacles.”

Last year, another Trump foil also got on board with the idea of Washington bolstering Hollywood.

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“California built the film industry – and we’re ready to bring even more jobs home… Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again,” saidCalifornia Gov.Gavin Newsom.

�s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.