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niknak1234 · 2026-04-02T15:59:43+00:00

Over the last few months I have seen a lot of is it safe to travel to The US threads, and a lot of replies of "I wouldn't chance it." Why do people really think is going to happen at the most popular tourist destinations? Strip searched at JFK airport because you posted you didn't like Trump on Mumsnet? Shot by ICE at The Magic Kingdom whilst queueing up to meet Chip n Dale? Deported to Caracas whilst watching Lion King on Broadway?

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 02/04/2026 19:40

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:49

I think he is great.

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Well, that would explain why you aren't worried about his fascist tendencies, I suppose.

thetinsoldier · 02/04/2026 18:37

It might be safe to go to the US, but why would you?!

Figmentofmyimagination · 02/04/2026 18:28

Well I certainly wouldn’t fly in an American owned plane at the moment and I think I might well be increasingly nervous in very ‘Americanised’ tourist destinations such as Disneyland because of the raised risk of terrorism thanks to the war but as that’s the new normal, people might just have to start getting used to it.

PickAChew · 02/04/2026 18:15

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:49

I think he is great.

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Why?

BlueSlate · 02/04/2026 17:59

Ah so it's not a genuine thread then?

Got it.

NoSoupForU · 02/04/2026 17:57

The social media checking is more an issue for people having visa interviews isn't it?

I think people conflate unsafe and undesirable. I've no wish to go to the US just now. The volatility of their politics is not something I want to get caught up in or even witness. But I wouldn't feel unsafe.

SpecialAgentMaggieBell · 02/04/2026 17:57

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:49

I think he is great.

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Good for you. Do you live there? If not, why not? If you do, why are you so arsed whether foreigners come to the US or not?

PatChaunceysFruitCake · 02/04/2026 17:55

HairyToity · 02/04/2026 17:48

I would never visit when Trump is President. 70 million people voted for him, inflicting a cancer on the world, and I'm trying to avoid giving those people my hard earned cash as much as I can.

That’s my reason. I don’t want to fund their wars by contributing to their economy.

I think it’s relevant that I’m white though. Whenever I talk about this with friends who aren’t white they have the same reason as me plus a genuine concern about how they would be treated.

quocket · 02/04/2026 17:55

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:51

None needed.

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Assuming you’re winding us up, but very happy to hear why you think this? Trump supporters never seem to able to articulate why he’s amazing.

MissyB1 · 02/04/2026 17:55

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:49

I think he is great.

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As if we couldn’t tell right from the start of the thread 😂

Chagula · 02/04/2026 17:53

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:49

I think he is great.

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Aaaaaand there we have it

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niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:51

PullingOutHair123 · 02/04/2026 17:51

No words

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None needed.

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PullingOutHair123 · 02/04/2026 17:51

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:49

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PullingOutHair123 · 02/04/2026 17:50

Personally, I do not have a reason to go to America specifically, and there are loads of other places to visit. Therefore I see no reason to go. I fully acknowledge Trump does not speak for all Americans - but a large number of people did vote for him as their President, so I assume agree with a lot of what he believes.

I know one black friend has changed plans to avoid the US. Doesn't want the risk.

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niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:49

HairyToity · 02/04/2026 17:48

I would never visit when Trump is President. 70 million people voted for him, inflicting a cancer on the world, and I'm trying to avoid giving those people my hard earned cash as much as I can.

I think he is great.

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HairyToity · 02/04/2026 17:48

I would never visit when Trump is President. 70 million people voted for him, inflicting a cancer on the world, and I'm trying to avoid giving those people my hard earned cash as much as I can.

CharlotteRumpling · 02/04/2026 17:45

My family is visiting me in London instead. Much nicer. My BIL appears to have watched too many videos telling him London is unsafe, but only of us has ever seen a gun in a supermarket.

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niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:43

MyTrivia · 02/04/2026 17:42

I know actual Americans who won’t go home whilst Trump is in power.

I find that so odd.

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MyTrivia · 02/04/2026 17:42

I know actual Americans who won’t go home whilst Trump is in power.

CharlotteRumpling · 02/04/2026 17:40

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:11

I am, what do you think would happen to a black person or Asian person at Disneyland?

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My brown extended family in the US ( red state with guns everywhere) have been threatened and told to go back to Mexico. (We are not Mexican). Also constantly asked for ID. Not at Disneyland, just in everyday life.

I hate Disneyland and Vegas with a passion, so if I did go, it would only be to visit family, the national parks or go to NYC, which is a great city. Doesn't seem worth the risk for a country I find largely uninteresting.

Chagula · 02/04/2026 17:40

Benjii · 02/04/2026 17:26

I’m not sure what “others races are available” means. If it is because I only mentioned black people, it’s because I wouldn’t assume people from
other ethnic groups feel the same way. I know what it’s like to be black, I don’t know what it is like to be Asian, or even white actually.

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Honestly. Read your post again. You are completely negating the experience and fears of asians, hispanics, and other blacks.

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niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:39

Besafeeatcake · 02/04/2026 17:37

Large parts of the US aren’t safe. That isn’t scaremongering and u less you have lived there you don’t really understand the underbelly of the country. Couple that with the gun culture and political situation you couldn’t pay me to go.

It’s easy to say it’s safe until it isn’t. And it isn’t. To say otherwise is very naive.

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I am from there.

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Besafeeatcake · 02/04/2026 17:37

ACynicalDad · 02/04/2026 17:08

Safe? yes, desirable? no.

Large parts of the US aren’t safe. That isn’t scaremongering and u less you have lived there you don’t really understand the underbelly of the country. Couple that with the gun culture and political situation you couldn’t pay me to go.

It’s easy to say it’s safe until it isn’t. And it isn’t. To say otherwise is very naive.

BlueSlate · 02/04/2026 17:35

niknak1234 · 02/04/2026 17:03

Nobody sane is.

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So why the thread?

If you're happy with going why does it matter what other people would do or their reasoning?

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 02/04/2026 17:33

Benjii · 02/04/2026 17:26

I’m not sure what “others races are available” means. If it is because I only mentioned black people, it’s because I wouldn’t assume people from
other ethnic groups feel the same way. I know what it’s like to be black, I don’t know what it is like to be Asian, or even white actually.

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My DH has said that he would not feel safe - as an Asian man - travelling to the US right now.

I wouldn't want to go there in any case, because I don't want to give any more of my hard earned cash to the Trump regime than I have to.