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🗓️ 5 August 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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0:00.0 | Donald has sworn time and time again that he'd boost American businesses and bring down costs. |
0:05.2 | In fact, those two things were some of the centerpieces of his 2024 campaign. |
0:10.9 | But tell that to the Canadian tourists who have stopped coming to America. |
0:16.7 | Seven months into the Trump regime, tourism is tanking. |
0:21.2 | The border is emptier and more hostile than ever. |
0:25.1 | And tariffs are hitting the very industry. |
0:29.0 | Tourism where it hurts most. |
0:31.4 | Take a look. |
0:32.6 | With new tariffs set to go into effect this week, |
0:35.5 | millions of Americans are bracing for impact. A recent report |
0:38.8 | shows the tariffs implemented by President Trump are expected to cost the average American household |
0:43.7 | an additional $2,400 this year. The prices of everyday goods, including bananas, coffee, medicines, |
0:50.9 | and wine, all expected to increase. Clothing and shoes are expected to go up, |
0:55.8 | too. 97% of the apparel sold in the U.S. is made in Asia. And it comes as back-to-school season |
1:02.2 | gets underway. The trade war also impacting small businesses like Anne's Diner in Port here on Michigan, |
1:08.0 | which relies on a boost from Canadians crossing the bridge to eat |
1:11.7 | breakfast before shopping at American malls. I have not seen a French Canadian in here all summer, |
1:17.1 | and we are a tourist town. This has been her worst summer in 30 years. Actually, you know, |
1:22.6 | quite funny things. I think I made more money during COVID than this summer. |
1:28.3 | Correct me if I'm wrong, but none of that sounds good. Prices are up. Tourism and all of the |
1:33.8 | businesses that rely on tourism are down. Even Canadian citizens who used to flock across the border |
1:40.6 | for back-to-school shopping are staying away. Why? Well, it turns out that |
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