Actor Jon Voight and producers Steven Paul and Scott Karol met President Donald Trump at the White House on 31 August to press for a federal tax incentive for US film and television production, and Trump emerged supportive of the idea. The case was reportedly reinforced by Paul's disclosure that his upcoming biopic about Richard Nixon's early years would have to be shot outside the United States without a viable domestic tax credit, illustrating the wider trend of productions relocating to countries such as Canada, the UK and Australia.

The meeting was the latest step in an initiative Trump commissioned from Voight, his "special ambassador" to Hollywood, and the two producers to address job losses and declining domestic production. It follows earlier discussions at Mar-a-Lago and a May White House meeting, and builds on a broad industry coalition including the Motion Picture Association, SAG-AFTRA, the Teamsters, the WGA, DGA, IATSE and the Producers Guild of America, which is pushing for a 20% federal tax credit. After the meeting, Trump posted on Truth Social calling on Congress to "immediately" approve a federal production incentive, urging bipartisan support.