FIFA has already begun canceling tens of thousands of reserved rooms across the country; industry insiders are pointing to a surge in anti-American sentiment — fueled in part by the current political climate — as a major driver of the shortfall. Gee. who would have guessed that citizens in countries around the world would avoid the US because we elected a guy who insults them and their leaders on a daily basis, starts a war which raises their energy and food prices; levies tariffs on their goods and conducts search and deport missions against anyone who doesn't look Anglo-Saxon.