Is Trump’s America scaring fans off the World Cup?
6/1/202637 min
America is the only major country where visitor numbers fell last year. In fact it had its worst year for international tourism since 2008- barring the pandemic. Are tourists scared? Or has Trump put them off? Is this why Trump's Ambassador for Tourism is on a whistle stop tour of Europe drumming up business before the World Cup? We speak to the US Special Envoy.
Later why was a Facebook whistleblower silenced on stage at Hay Festival? We bring you Sarah Wynn-Williams - full throated and in vision - discussing her book Careless People in her first and last interview.
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Jon Sopel· Host0:49
Donald Trump is not a great export for America and tourism.
Nick Adams· Guest0:53
You're talking to the number one fan of the President of the United States.
Emily Maitlis· Host0:56
This is starting to feel like a referendum by the world on what the world thinks of Donald Trump.
Nick Adams· Guest1:03
The number of instances where people's social media have been checked is absolutely no different whatsoever under Joe Biden, under Trump one, or under President Obama.
J.D. Vance· Soundbite1:15
Of course, everybody is welcome to come and see this incredible event. I know we'll have visitors probably from close to 100 countries. We want them to come, we want them to celebrate, we want them to watch the game. But, uh, when the time is up, they'll have to go home. Otherwise, they'll have to