- by foxnews
- 17 Aug 2025
The White House was moved to defend her on Sunday night, after leading US media outlets portrayed a VP struggling to make her mark.
Psaki was firing back on multiple fronts.
Like Harris, Buttigieg has been attacked by the right - if not so bizarrely as in claims last week that Harris spoke with a French accent while in Paris. Buttigieg recently took paternity leave after he and his husband adopted twins. Criticised by Fox News hosts and others, he was defended by the White House.
There is also a typically outlandish Washington rumour that Biden might remove Harris as VP by appointing her to the supreme court.
Now California joins New York, Nevada, Florida, Hawaii, Oregon, and North Carolina has been significantly impacted by the downturn of tourism brought about due to a combination of factors. International and domestic visitors now have to deal with rising travel costs and skyrocketing airfare and accommodation prices. Further, safety concerns, negative perceptions, and traveling to the US are costs in and of themselves. Strict immigration policies are making it more difficult for foreign visitors to acquire travel visas which, compounded with the long-standing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, are fundamentally altering travel behavior and the public’s overall perception of travel. These realities have led to a marked decline in most tourism hot spots.
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