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What if the world doesn't come? If millions of international visitors do, in fact, come to LA, it will be at their own peril (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/news@beehaw.org

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As the White House convened its new World Cup task force, Vice President JD Vance threatened to deport World Cup tourists who come to the U.S. next summer. He then kicked it to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose face is already quite familiar to World Cup fans. A disgusting Homeland Security ad starring Noem has been airing during major soccer matches in Mexico. Her message to our World Cup co-host? "We will hunt you down," she says in the ad. "Criminals are not welcome in the United States."

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 9 points 1 week ago

As someone who doesn't watch sports, it's Trump's anti-immigrant and anti-tourist policies that made me aware that the World Cup happens in many cities. I live in Seattle, so I knew that it was coming here. I didn't know that it's going all sorts of other places as well. Makes it feel stupider how much the city is investing in it.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It would probably suit Trump just fine.

His base probably doesn't watch a lot of soccer; they watch "reel futball."

It doesn't hurt Trump. It only hurts California, which is his petty revenge for it voting for Harris. He's always hated California.

If people stay away, California loses a lot of money and Trump's base is either ignorant, gleeful, or - if they're Californians who lose money - they'd still vote for him even if he shot their dogs.

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My plan was to rent my house on air bnb or something and leave LA during the World Cup. Because I didn’t want to deal with all the tourist traffic. Guess I probably don’t have to worry about that.

“Criminals are not welcome in the United States.”

So the CONVICTED FELON is gonna self-deport?

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

This is "adults" playing "NOT ME, U."