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.

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    4 days ago

    Cities hosting the WC almost never recoup their investments. Sure, it’s a windfall for a select few, but it is a bad investment for everyone else.

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      It doesn’t have to be profitable for the “city” that’s socialized cost. It just needs to be profitable for capital.

      They’ll burn $10 of your money to make $1 in profit.

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        3 days ago

        I don’t know why you’re you were being downvoted, you’re absolutely right.

        I think you just answered your own question. :)

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      4 days ago

      They hope for tourist. So do the math. Carefully… you must using MAGA math xD