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Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:59 PM

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"I missed you in New York!" "No, you didn't. I didn't go. I'm not setting foot in your country again while he's there." [View all] DFW Feb 2026 OP

I don't blame him at all. An Australian friend of mine spooky3 Feb 2026 #1

It's not safe here anymore MustLoveBeagles Feb 2026 #2

My dear DFW, I am so sorry you didn't get to see your old friend. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2026 #3

Thank you for the update. Pertinent. cachukis Feb 2026 #4

I wouldn't recommend anyone come here from another country. mdbl Feb 2026 #5

Fred Trump should've pulled out durablend Feb 2026 #14

FIFA won't pull out of the US. maxsolomon Feb 2026 #42

No, they won't do anything. ShazzieB Feb 2026 #45

I'm pretty sure Canadians feel the same way. Sogo Feb 2026 #6

They absolutely do CelticCrow Feb 2026 #40

I don't blame him or them one bit. I'm in CA and I refuse to fly anywhere. Buddyzbuddy Feb 2026 #7

Exactly. And I'll limit my driving in any case. erronis Feb 2026 #8

Script working as planned. Fear and loathing via propaganda/messaging. erronis Feb 2026 #9

Jedem das Seine DFW Feb 2026 #16

In Naples, Fl, tourism is way down. That's how this town makes money. kerry-is-my-prez Feb 2026 #19

I'll be interested to see how it is in Cape Cod this summer DFW Feb 2026 #22

Do you think Putin is responsible for the chaos we're experiencing? rubbersole Feb 2026 #26

Partially, absolutely DFW Feb 2026 #29

Thank you. rubbersole Feb 2026 #34

I would guess that type of activity by the US has decreased greatly since a russian asset is in charge of DNI erronis Feb 2026 #36

Kruschev Did This. BurnDoubt Feb 2026 #49

New Smyrna Beach is the same way. rubbersole Feb 2026 #23

A Florida town dependent on tourism will have a very unambiguous message to send DFW Feb 2026 #24

"Air Chance" Alice Kramden Feb 2026 #38

They used to be pretty bad. DFW Feb 2026 #43

Surprising because Naples is a Republican Mecca, no? maxsolomon Feb 2026 #46

Kick dalton99a Feb 2026 #10

Wish there was a way we could entice our former allies KS Toronado Feb 2026 #11

They DO protest. And the protests are huge. Wednesdays Feb 2026 #21

The under-reporting of anti-Trump protests around the world is appalling DFW Feb 2026 #25

The Cold War-era editors of Pravda would be maniacal with envy. nt Wednesdays Feb 2026 #32

Wise friend. paleotn Feb 2026 #12

"but no reasonable European could make the trip to the USA if it wasn't necessary, ..." Botany Feb 2026 #13

I'm even tense every time i leave the house. Figarosmom Feb 2026 #15

I think about that, too when I'm in the States. DFW Feb 2026 #20

My friend from Norway says everyone is afraid of Trump/the U.S. now kerry-is-my-prez Feb 2026 #17

And our national devolution into an isolated pariah state continues apace 0rganism Feb 2026 #18

& isolated from being international arbiter of MONEY! ForeGoneLegsBirne Feb 2026 #31

I don't even want to travel within the US as an American citizen. Irish_Dem Feb 2026 #27

Dang. I did SO much driving when my mom was in asst. living Nittersing Feb 2026 #51

I know, I go through some big cities where ICE is located. Irish_Dem Feb 2026 #54

I don't want to go anyplace I can't drive to. Klarkashton Feb 2026 #28

When you live in Europe, but have work, family, and vacation in the USA DFW Feb 2026 #30

My wife is a Canadian citizen and she flatly refuses to enter the US while he's in office. Jedi Guy Feb 2026 #33

Not at all theoretical. tavernier Feb 2026 #35

K&R spanone Feb 2026 #37

Same with my family karin_sj Feb 2026 #39

I'm still following an expat group on Facebook LittleGirl Feb 2026 #41

My wife has no interest in giving up her German citizenship DFW Feb 2026 #44

Not Theoretical At All JustAnotherGen Feb 2026 #47

I wish I could say something reassuring DFW Feb 2026 #50

My elder son, living in Japan, told us the same thing. RVN VET71 Feb 2026 #48

... and no Canadians, and no Greenlander, and NOBODY from all the Latin American countries... OR ANYBODY Jack Valentino Feb 2026 #52

One thing my wife reported to me from New York today DFW Feb 2026 #53

EVERYTHING is 'very expensive in New York', as I understand it, Jack Valentino Feb 2026 #55