JD Vance Jokes About Deporting Tourists Attending 2026 World Cup
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The vice president warned people attending the five-week tournament next year not to overstay their welcome, or there would be consequences.

JD Vance attempted a charm offensive on Tuesday, and failed with the charm while succeeding in being offensive.

It happened during an announcement that former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s son, Andrew Giuliani, would be leading a task force for the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico next year.

Rather than stoke excitement for a global event that could be a tourism cash cow for North America, Vance decided to take a different approach — and joked about deporting the potential thousands of tourists visiting the U.S. for the occasion.

  • tankplanker@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    That its being co hosted will backfire on the US. If it was just the US and nobody turned up they can and will blame football for that rather than their own idiocy, but because Mexico and Canada are also hosting matches if they get great attendance then its clearly an issue with the US.

    If you want to go, go to the matches in Mexico or Canada, spend your money there.

    • Witziger_Waschbaer@feddit.orgEnglish
      12·
      1 day ago

      Haha nope, they will of course blame Mexico and Canada in that case. Or the people who prefer to go there. I think they are completely immune to any thought about the consequences of their own actions.