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Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo avoided answering a direct question about President Donald Trump's tariff policies and their impact on the tourism-reliant state during a recent interview.

Lombardo spoke to 2 News Nevada in an exclusive interview last week and appeared visibly uncomfortable with denouncing Trump's tariffs, which have led to a tourism crisis in the state that heavily depends on travelers, especially in cities like Las Vegas. The loss of global tourism has hit the state's economy and become a serious concern among Nevada lawmakers ahead of the midterm elections this fall, according to Politico.

But Lombardo apparently did not have a strong stance on the topic, 2 News Nevada reported....

President Donald Trump's latest scheme got a brutal mocking on social media after months of imposing harsh regulations on visas, a looming social media policy for tourists, and anti-immigrant remarks.

Trump on Wednesday revealed that his "Trump Gold Card," which allows wealthy foreigners to effectively purchase residency in the United States for $1 million — with a $15 million DHS processing fee — was now available on the government's website. The policy is intended to replace the existing EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, which allows foreign entrepreneurs to apply for a U.S. work permit if they either invest $800,000 in the U.S. economy or create at least 10 U.S. jobs. The upcoming platinum card is slated to cost $5 million.

Trump wrote this on his Truth Social platform: ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off criticism that he's harming tourism after the administration announced a new rule that tourists would be required to give their social media history.

A reporter on Wednesday asked Trump, following a roundtable discussion at the White House, if he was concerned about a decline in tourism next year following the announcement of the new policy. Under the new rule, international travelers would have to provide their social media history over the last five years.

"No, we're doing so well. We just want people to come over here and safe," Trump said. "We want safety, we want security, we want to make sure we're not letting the wrong people come into our country. We're getting rid of a lot of bad ones from jail, from mental institutions, drug dealers, we're getting a lot of bad people. "...

President Donald Trump was under fire from critics on Wednesday who accused him of killing tourism in the United States with a new policy that would require visitors to undergo social media inspections.

Under the new rule, international travelers would have to provide their social media history over the last five years, The Guardian reported.

Social media users had strong responses to the new mandate. ...

Millions of international travelers who are turned off by President Donald Trump's policies on everything from tariffs to immigration are choosing to spend their vacation dollars elsewhere — and it's costing the U.S. economy up to $29 billion, according to reporting in Forbes.

The report cited a study from the World Travel & Tourism Council that revealed the U.S. was the only country out of 184 studied that was expecting a decline in tourist spending in 2025.

Forbes quoted Julia Simpson, president and CEO of WTTC, saying, “While other nations are rolling out the welcome mat, the U.S. government is putting up the ‘closed’ sign."...

The idea is anything but original. How many times over the last hundred years has a visitor to one of the many canals in Venice come to the realisation that this entire city is basically one big museum? Now this city has officially reached that state, it would seem. Tourists wishing to visit the Italian city of Venice now have to pay an entry fee for the first time, as a trial aiming to limit numbers of day trippers at peak times started on Thursday. Day visitors will have to pay a €5 ($5.30) access fee between 8:30 am and 4 pm unless exempt. Residents of the Veneto region, people who work, st......