
With the exception of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2025 saw the biggest drop in foreign visitors to the US in two decades due, in part, to presidential rhetoric and policies. The full cost of this downturn goes beyond mere service industry woes.

U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices that have neared record levels. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index on Tuesday slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, the first decline after three months of gains. Americans have soured on President Trump’s economic policies, polls show, potentially creating problems for Republicans heading into the midterm elections. Gas prices have soared to a nationwide average of $4.49 a gallon from $2.98 just before the war began at the end of February, and have been at or above $4.50 a gallon for nearly all of May.
Trump & #DHS want to restrict asylum claims, so they're finding ways to circumvent the law:🚨"A top DHS ofcl has directed #ICE ATTYs to aggressively pursue admin fraud cases against IMM lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims. DHS memo:🚨directing the new ramp up.
"For many years, millions of illegal aliens have committed fraud on our IMM system," Percival wrote, W/O CITING SPECIFICS. "In no place is this more rampant than in IMM crt."
#Evil #Lies #TrumpRegime #USPol
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-memo-ice-asylum-fraud/

A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
Another Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moment brought to you by the clowns at the #TrumpRegime
https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/rfk-jr-wrangles-snakes-on-dr-oz-patio-video-social-media-west-palm-beach-robert-f-kennedy-cheryl-hines-wife-health-secretary-medicaid-medicade-administrator-
RFK Jr. wrangles snakes on Dr. Oz's patio: WATCH https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/rfk-jr-wrangles-snakes-on-dr-oz-patio-video-social-media-west-palm-beach-robert-f-kennedy-cheryl-hines-wife-health-secretary-medicaid-medicade-administrator-
#Russia warns U.S. citizens should leave Kyiv ahead of strikes
RE: https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes/116637963470414058
One way for #Trump to ensure no #PeaceDeal with Iran.
The other is to attack #Iran during talks.
Trump is a waste of space. #USPol #TrumpRegime #auspol #OilWars #EpsteinWars #NeverTrustTrump
"About all that this filing🚨contains is bad grammar & awkward phrasing, run-on sentences, random capitalizations, improper tone for court, extraneous ARGs, self-undermining logic, & overheated claims.
This #DOJ🚨hasn't only discarded the #RuleOfLaw;🚨it's discarded the basic professional acumen required to file something coherent in fed court."
-The Steady State
#Ballroom #Fascism #Kakistocracy #Lawless #TrumpRegime #Fraud #Kleptocracy #Trump #Impeach #Corruption #USPol
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645.82.0.pdf