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42. 'Death knell': Internet blasts Trump for 'decimating' tourism with social media crackdown
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:44 AM
Thursday

trump is doing his best to kill tourism in the US.

The Felon-in-Chief has already cut tourism in half, now he's going to kill it altogether.

'Death knell': Internet blasts Trump for 'decimating' tourism with social media crackdown

www.rawstory.com/reax-trump-t...

The Web Optimist (@weboptimist.bsky.social) 2025-12-10T21:23:22.130Z

https://www.rawstory.com/reax-trump-tourism/?utm_source=superhead

President Donald Trump was under fire from critics on Wednesday who accused him of killing tourism in the United States with a new policy that would require visitors to undergo social media inspections.

Under the new rule, international travelers would have to provide their social media history over the last five years, The Guardian reported.....

"If you want to ban foreign tourism, just say so. Don't demand that tourists prove they've never criticized the Dear Leader like some creepy Maoist cult. Oh, and good luck with the 2026 World Cup, or ever getting the Olympics or another international event here again," Brookings Institute fellow Jessica Riedl wrote on X.

"The Trump administration plans to require all foreign tourists to provide their social media histories from the last five years to enter the country. Yes, I said TOURISTS — not immigrants. This is insane. It will DECIMATE the U.S. tourism industry," Jon Cooper, majority leader of Suffolk County legislature and former Long Island campaign chair for Barack Obama, wrote on X.

"Yeah this is the death knell for tourism. It doesn’t matter if it passes or not. It scares people. And thats enough. People don't want to be scared on vacation," Gabrielle Ferry, founder of The Thurman Perry Foundation, wrote on X.

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How bout republicans disclose BOSSHOG Wednesday #1
I just bdamomma Wednesday #2
Not sure that the First amendment applies to foreign visitors genxlib Wednesday #3
It does, but it's complicated. GCG Wednesday #7
Thanks, I wondered about that. OF COURSE Trmp will just say it doesn't apply period and force them to prove him wrong .. eppur_se_muova Wednesday #24
Seems more like a fourth amendment violation dickthegrouch Wednesday #28
The search is conducted when they're not on American soil fujiyamasan Thursday #40
Authoritarian Thought Control /nt bucolic_frolic Wednesday #4
Wtf is a social media history- every post and fave you've made? How do you submit something like that? Blues Heron Wednesday #5
How would they even determine what accounts you have? pimpbot Wednesday #6
I think we all see where this is going JohnnyRingo Wednesday #8
this other article should be included too. bdamomma Wednesday #9
FYI, I received BlueMTexpat Wednesday #16
Needs to be used without the trailing dot muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #20
Thanks! BlueMTexpat Thursday #39
oops bdamomma Wednesday #19
If thwy so this for the WorldCup - it will be the worst attended ever and a total shit show because of krasnov. lark Wednesday #10
And who exactly is going to read all those social media entries? MLWR Wednesday #11
Elon's AI Red Mountain Wednesday #18
Right on both counts. The usual AI "quality control' will attend. nt eppur_se_muova Wednesday #25
Who wants to visit a nasty shithole controlled by a demented, deranged dictator dalton99a Wednesday #12
Why anyone wants to visit the US anymore s a mystery. Lonestarblue Wednesday #13
Arrivederci, tourists. tanyev Wednesday #14
And with the World Cup and Olympics coming up. Diamond_Dog Wednesday #15
Onerous requirements on tourists/visitors also serve to isolate Americans even more. Solly Mack Wednesday #17
Plus "the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children" muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #21
Oh, heck, why don't we just ban tourism to this country? WTF????????? Vinca Wednesday #22
We should. That would be wonderful 😊 🙂 😀 ☺️ ❤️ Srkdqltr Wednesday #29
All because we have a thin-skinned asshole in the White House FakeNoose Wednesday #23
we are becoming more like the old Soviet Union every day DBoon Wednesday #26
This is the part of the Abuser - Cult cycle where they separate you from friends and family Prairie Gates Wednesday #27
Way to destroy our international tourism industry orange piggy kimbutgar Wednesday #30
Yeah, I don't get this. It is hurting his own rich pals in the tourism industry. travelingthrulife Wednesday #34
He really loves helping the travel industry go under. sinkingfeeling Wednesday #31
All foreign leaders Smilo Wednesday #32
No one will travel to the US. Why would they? travelingthrulife Wednesday #33
This man (?) is fucking nuts. Bat shit crazy. Howl at the moon insane. Marie Marie Wednesday #35
Oh. Way to bring $$ into our country! NOT! 😑 electric_blue68 Wednesday #36
Wow...what a great idea to increase tourism to the US! Oh...wait...n/t PatrickforB Wednesday #37
"Of course for $4500 we can just overlook all the memes; welcome to the United States..." EarthFirst Wednesday #38
I hope Florida and all the red states with national parks are happy fujiyamasan Thursday #41
'Death knell': Internet blasts Trump for 'decimating' tourism with social media crackdown LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #42
Nothing like destroying Foreign Tourism to the USA, Donnie! ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #43
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