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Elon Musk's DOGE cuts are disrupting summer travel plans across America's national parks. Business Insider reports that uncertainty stemming from DOGE-mandated firings is already taking a toll on the gateway communities that drive America's outdoor economy.
Lee Zimmerman, the co-owner of a company that owns or manages three resorts near Yosemite National Park, told BI that "Summer bookings are way down over what we've ever seen before."
"People have been canceling reservations they already made," confirmed Shirley Horn with the Highway 120 Chamber of Commerce. "The amount of reservations that should be getting in right now, that's been slowed down significantly."
A reduction in foreign tourism could significantly harm park communities. The CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce said that a number of repeat Canadian visitors have made it clear they don't want to visit the U.S. this year. NPR reports that several European countries have issued travel advisories for visitors planning American vacations.
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Trump’s order is an invitation to the oligarchs/plutocrats to plunder the public’s resources for nothing.”
