Travel Industry Offers Cautious Praise of President Trump, Despite Travel Ban Promise
Skift Take
The U.S. travel industry at large appears to be falling carefully in line behind President Trump, regardless of the chaos and confusion caused by his initial travel ban last month.
President Donald Trump used his address to Congress last night to tie the collapse of transportation infrastructure in the U.S. to other national problems like crime, violence, and drug use.
"We tended the borders of other nations while leaving our own borders wide open for anyone to cross and for drugs to pour in at a now unprecedented rate," said Trump. "Infrastructure has so badly crumbled... Crumbling infrastructure will be replaced with new roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and railways, gleaming across our very beautiful land. Our terrible drug epidemic will slow down and ultimately stop, and our neglected inner cities will see a rebirth of hope, safety, and opportunity."
Trump compared his vision for the country to that of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who helped build the interstate highway system during his presidency, and said it is time for a "new program of national rebuilding."
"America has spent approximately $6 trillion in the Middle East," said Trump. "All the while
