Would you visit USA in the current climate?

And how credible is this administration after Signalgate, January 6th, the claim nothing happened with all the women who have accused Trump or for that matter Pete Hegseth, the controversy over Sergio Gor's possible ties to Russia etc.

Very welcome remarks by Prince Charles at the banquet with Trump on Ukraine, about standing up to tyranny.

Michael Wolff, on Newsnight, saying it was a "very major rebuke" of Trump. Penny Mordaunt disputing it was meant this way.

They are benchmarks by which we can judge his administrations truthfulness in other statements, including on ICE.

Except, it's not is it!?

As explained, I have been to the US. Also I've spent a year of my life there previously. The country is not the country it was previously at all imho. America is broken, and fighting with itself, amongst itself, destructing it's own democratic structures & institutions, and with American's well known propensity for anger & violence that's all not a good mix.

America now reminds me of the movie Crash, which itself was a commentary on the implosion of American society and it's decay. America is now that car crash, hence I've no desire to visit there & experience that in person....

It now has net emigration probably for the first time since the 1930s. Immigration by Americans to Ireland grew to 9600, with 6300 returning. A net inward migration of Americans.

Also in the UK, applications from Americans for UK citizenship are up 40% according to Newsnight.

The Kimmel and Colbert firings are an example of creeping autocracy.

There's been loads of posts by people here who actually experienced the USA as residents yet you assert the negatives are only been voiced by people who've never been.

Have you lived in the USA, or is your attachment purely a projection?

WRT the internet, I was referring to the borders/customs checks now checking peoples social media for stuff that could be considered anti Trump.

The only one I know of is the french academic.

I googled it and apparently a band were stopped too.

https://immpolicytracking.org/policies/reported-french-scientist-denied-entry-after-phone-search-revealed-messages-critical-of-trump/

The thing is, i don't think that they want to refuse entry to people at the border. I think they want to scare people who might go to the US at some time so they start self censoring. So they'll make a few examples.

Have been to the US twice in the last 3 years.

Visited NYC, LA and San Francisco - had a great time while there with the family and we visited all the main tourist attractions.

Don't give a shlt about Trump or his politics.

Yes - the US is expensive, but Ireland is almost on par with hotel, food and drink prices.

 Visiting the USA as a tourist while Trump is president is financially supporting his regime.

Posted on a forum that uses American servers and software, using an American phone or an American computer, on an American web browser using an American keyboard and mouse.

Sorry but despite all the negativity and bad press the healthcare in Ireland is very high. Now I'm not saying it's without problem, waiting lists etc but the care is good.

I've had two family members, both on medical cards receive cancer treatment in last two years and both were seen quickly and cases resolved with radiotheraphy urgently and made full recoveries and excellent after care.

Also you don't have to be very rich to afford private insurance. It's completely different to the USA.