The Refried Presidency: Trump Hateful Machine/Fossil Fuel Boogaloo or Whatever Continuation

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  1. luftmensch

    luftmensch Member+

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    United States
    May 4, 2006
    Petaluma
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If facts mattered Trump’s approval rating would be a lot lower.
     
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  2. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    You typed that unironically
     
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  3. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You got me there.
     
  4. JamesA

    JamesA Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    Victoria
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    A work colleague is in Frankfurt at one of the largest international trade shows in our industry (Business Event Travel for groups).

    Normally, tens millions of dollars in deals are lined up at this show with buyers from around the world.

    She said every US City booth is empty aside from staff, and has been all week. Never seen anything like it. No clients outside the US will touch the US with a tent foot pole. It's officially considered toxic. Quite incredible really.
     
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  5. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    Possibly related, I'm seeing a lot more tourism advertising by US cities and states. I'm guessing they are trying to makeup for the drop-off in foreign tourism.
     
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  6. JamesA

    JamesA Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    Victoria
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    It's horrendous for them. Really bad.

    Seattle are offering a program of 30 to 40% discounts of hotels, attractions, restaurants, etc...for Canadians. They've seen business drops in the 30 to 40% range.

    I deal in business/association travel for groups (conferences), so our booking cycles are years long. They are seeing huge drops for years into the future.

    Any organization with any members outside the US simply cannot afford the risk of selecting any US City.
     
  7. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I assume there are two parts to this:
    1 - For the conferences, it is about visas and possible detainment of people traveling to the US.
    2 - Tourists and businesses are not willing to travel to the US.
     
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  8. Mike03

    Mike03 Member

    Jun 7, 2006
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Welp.
     
  9. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    The thing is, why would you risk it when there lots of other places not run by a madman and fascist.
     
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  10. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Not sure if I posted this before, but...

     
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  11. ElNaranja

    ElNaranja Member+

    Houston Dynamo
    United States
    Jul 16, 2017
    The Golden Dome is so going to shoot down commerical flights if it's every actually built.
     
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  12. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Quite predictable based on the toxic atmosphere TrumpCo has created with our treatment of furriners & immigrants

    Can't wait to see all the stories this summer of "where are all the Canucks & Quebecois in Cape May & Wildwood this summer?"
     
  13. JamesA

    JamesA Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    Victoria
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    You're assumption is spot on.

    For conferences, it's two fold. One is the entrance to the country risk. Organizations simply can't and won't risk it, for fear of detention at the border. And the second part is they simply don't want to financially support the US right now due entirely to the Trump Administration.
     
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  14. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    We're good around here. Newark will be shuttered soon
     
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  15. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Old Orchard Beach, Maine will be a ghost town (bands won't play no more--too much fighting on the dance floor) this summer. This is a place where you hear more French spoken than English.
     
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  16. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    JFC. Or is it...KFC?

    No suit!!!

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  17. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    SoCal burbs
    Club:
    Los Angeles
  18. YankHibee

    YankHibee Member+

    Mar 28, 2005
    indianapolis
    Vance needs to borrow some fabric from the circus tent Don is wearing - that button is gonna take out an eye when it shoots off of there.
     
  19. Belgian guy

    Belgian guy Member+

    Club Brugge
    Belgium
    Aug 19, 2002
    Belgium
    Club:
    Club Brugge KV
    Ticket sales for the Club World Cup are also not great so far. I would love to see a breakdown if the discrepancy between what FIFA had hoped for and the reality is largely due to foreigners staying away or a lack of interest from locals, or possibly a combination of both?
     
  20. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
    My family and I go to Wildwood every July. About 1/4 of the hotel we always stay at has Canadians there, typically from Montreal and Quebec. I'm curious to see how many are there this year (or aren't )and how much business our hotel, and Wildwood in general, losses this summer from Canadians not showing up.
     
  21. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
    Vance enjoying the White House food a little too much? Or is Donny ordering too much McDonald's every day?
     
  22. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
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  23. JamesA

    JamesA Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    Victoria
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    I was literally about to pull the trigger on several Seattle games (going down from Canada) when Trump started his anti Canada tirade. It was literally the main reason I backed out. I really wanted to go too as I don't get too see many elite levels games live anymore due to where I live.
     
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  24. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Wasn't this post Special!
     
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  25. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA

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