Trump calls for Dem senator to be ‘brought to justice’ after floating fraud allegation
President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Tuesday morning, amplifying 2024 claims that Schiff committed mortgage fraud by lying about his primary residence for over a decade, which the senator denies.
Trump, in a Truth Social post, labeled Schiff a “scam artist” and claimed he obtained a mortgage for a residence in Maryland in 2009 but only designated it as a second home in 2020 as part of a ruse to snag better rates and terms from the company, which has been in federal conservatorship since the 2008 financial crisis.
The president said Fannie Mae’s Financial Crimes Division had uncovered the alleged fraud. Schiff obtained the Maryland property in 2009 while he was a congressman and became a senator in January. Schiff called the accusations “baseless.”
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“I have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist. And now I learn that Fannie Mae’s Financial Crimes Division have concluded that Adam Schiff has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud,” Trump wrote.
“Adam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in CALIFORNIA because he was a Congressman from CALIFORNIA. I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook. The FRAUD began with the refinance of his Maryland property on February 6, 2009, and continued through multiple transactions until the Maryland property was correctly designated as a second home on October 13, 2020.”
“Mortgage Fraud is very serious, and CROOKED Adam Schiff (now a Senator) needs to be brought to justice.”
Trump did not provide any evidence of the alleged fraud.
When asked about the accusations later on Tuesday, Trump appeared to soften on the specific accusation.
“I don’t know about the individual charge, if that even happened, but Adam Schiff is a serious lowlife,” Trump said.
“When you said that you want Adam Schiff brought to justice, what does that mean?” Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked, to which Trump said: “I’d love to see him brought to justice.”
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Schiff was not barred from listing the Maryland home as his primary residence during his term in Congress, since the Constitution only requires that he be an “inhabitant” of California at the time of his election, not throughout his entire service.
However, Schiff cited two residences, one in California and one in Maryland, as his “principal residence” on multiple mortgage and election forms dating back to 2003, Just the News reported in October.
In at least three cases — in 2009, 2011 and 2013 — Schiff refinanced his Maryland home and declared it his “principal residence,” while also listing his Burbank, California condo as his primary residence in separate financing documents, the outlet reported. He then changed the notations on his Maryland mortgage to be a secondary residence.
The pattern was first detected by Christine Bish, a Sacramento-based real estate investigator who ran for Congress as a Republican last year. She filed an ethics complaint against Schiff in Congress.
Schiff said Trump’s comments were the latest attempt at political retaliation against his perceived enemies and said it would not distract from “his Epstein files problem.”
“Since I led his first impeachment, Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason,” Schiff wrote on X. “So in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown. And this baseless attempt at political retribution won’t stop me from holding him accountable. Not by a long shot.”
A spokesperson for Schiff said that the accusations have been debunked.
“The lenders who provided the mortgages for both homes were well aware of then-Representative Schiff’s Congressional service and of his intended year-round use of both homes, neither of which were vacation homes,” the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “He has always been completely transparent about this.”
The spokesperson did not say whether the Maryland home was designated as a primary residence. Fannie Mae said it would not be commenting on the claims.
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Trump and Schiff have clashed many times since Trump first became president.
As ranking member and later chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Schiff became the public face of the congressional probe into the now-debunked theory that Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. Schiff repeatedly suggested there was “ample evidence” of collusion, even when the Mueller report later stated it did not establish a criminal conspiracy. Trump and his Republican allies repeatedly accused Schiff of leaking classified information during the investigation.
Schiff also served as the lead House impeachment manager during Trump’s first impeachment trial, stemming from the president’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while Schiff was also a member of the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, which investigated Trump’s role in the attack on the Capitol. Schiff voted to impeach Trump both times.
Here’s the money people in each state could pocket under Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
FIRST ON FOX: The White House rolled out an interactive map of the U.S. showing the savings Americans can expect from initiatives under President Donald Trump‘s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act on a state-by-state basis, Fox News Digital learned Tuesday.
Trump signed the massive piece of legislation into law on the Fourth of July, touting that its tax cuts will make the U.S. economy similar to a “rocket ship” as Americans begin feeling its effects.
On Tuesday, the White House published an interactive map of the 50 states that provides breakdowns of how much Americans can expect to save and see in their pocketbooks compared to if the bill had not been passed and signed into law.
The interactive map focused on data such as: real wage increases, which are understood as the increase to a worker’s income after accounting for inflation; a family’s expected real take-home pay increase; how many seniors benefit from the no tax on Social Security; the percentage of a state’s labor force who are expected to benefit from not paying taxes on tips; the number of jobs protected in a state, and other data.
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In California, the nation’s most populated state, residents can expect a real wage increase of $4,900 to $8,800 and a real take-home pay increase of $8,500 to $12,500 for a typical family with two kids, according to the map.
“A typical family with two children in California can expect to see higher take-home pay of about $8500 to $12500 with OBBB compared to if it was not passed,” states the map, which includes links to more detailed data on any given state. “Around 4% of the labor force is employed in occupations that would likely benefit from the no taxes on tips provision of the OBBB. Around 6.0 million seniors in California could benefit from the no taxes on Social Security provision of the OBBB.”
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Residents in a Heartland State such as Nebraska can expect a real wage increase of $3,700 to $6,600 and a real take-home pay increase for a typical family with two children of $7,300 to $10,300. The map also touts 300,000 seniors in the Cornhusker State are expected to benefit from the lack of tax on Social Security, and an expected 29% of the state’s labor force is expected to benefit from the lack of tax on overtime pay.
On the East Coast, residents of New Jersey can expect real wage increases of $5,000 to $9,000, and a real take-home pay increase of $8,600 to $12,700 for typical families with two children, according to the data reviewed by Fox News Digital. New Yorkers can expect a $4,400 to $8,000 real wage increase, and a real take-home pay increase of $8,000 to $11,700, data show.
Trump had been rallying Republican lawmakers to pass the legislation since the early days of his administration this year, as it advances his agenda on taxes, immigration, energy, defense and the national debt.
House and Senate Republicans delivered the legislation to Trump’s desk in July after a hard-fought battle that included a handful of Republicans joining Democrats in their condemnation of the bill, mostly over its increase to the debt limit.
The bill includes key provisions to permanently establish individual and business tax breaks included in Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and incorporates new tax deductions to cut duties on tips and overtime pay. It also rescinds certain Biden-era green energy tax credits, allocates approximately $350 billion for defense and Trump’s mass deportation efforts, and institutes Medicaid reforms.
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“We have officially made the Trump tax cuts permanent,” Trump said during the signing ceremony. “That’s the largest tax cut in the history of our country.… After this kicks in, our country is going to be a rocket ship economically. We’ve delivered no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security for our great seniors.… It makes the child tax credit permanent for 40 million American families.… The Golden Age of America is upon us.”
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised the bill in an opinion piece published on Fox News Digital earlier in July, celebrating that Americans can expect to keep “an additional $4,000 to $7,200 in annual real wages.”
“The bill prevents a $4.5 trillion tax hike on the American people. This will allow the average worker to keep an additional $4,000 to $7,200 in annual real wages and allow the average family of four to keep an additional $7,600 to $10,900 in take-home pay. Add to this the president’s ambitious deregulation agenda, which could save the average family of four an additional $10,000. For millions of Americans, these savings are the difference between being able to make a mortgage payment, buy a car, or send a child to college,” he wrote in an op-ed published on the 4th of July.
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“The One Big Beautiful Bill also codifies no tax on tips and no tax on overtime pay – both policies designed to provide financial relief to America’s working class. These tax breaks will ensure Main Street workers keep more of their hard-earned income. And they will bolster productivity by rewarding Americans who work extra hours. All Americans can learn how President Trump’s tax cuts will impact their lives for the better with a new White House calculator,” he added.
Longtime ‘American Idol’ music supervisor reportedly killed in double homicide
ENCINO, CALIFORNIA – Robin Kaye, a longtime “American Idol” music supervisor, and her husband were found murdered inside their Los Angeles mansion on Monday, Fox News Digital confirmed.
“We are devastated to hear of Robin and her dear husband, Tom’s, passing,” an “American Idol” spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “Robin has been a cornerstone of the Idol family since 2009 and was truly loved and respected by all who came in contact with her. Robin will remain in our hearts forever and we share our deepest sympathy with her family and friends during this difficult time.”
Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, were found dead inside their Encino home after Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers conducted a welfare check.
The LAPD confirmed to Fox News Digital that officers responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. on July 14 for a welfare check in the 4700 block of White Oak Avenue in Encino.
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Officers saw blood near the entrance of the home and broke a window to gain access. Inside, they discovered the couple shot to death, according to TMZ.
The LAPD told Fox News Digital the case is being handled by the Valley Bureau Homicide Division. So far, no word on any suspects.
TMZ also reported that police had responded to the same property on Thursday, after a neighbor said they spotted someone jumping a fence and possibly trying to break in. Officers reportedly found no sign of forced entry at that time.
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Kaye, per IMDb records, worked on American Idol for over 15 seasons and won multiple Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. Her résumé also includes Lip Sync Battle and other major TV productions.
Five Iranians nabbed at US northern border as terror fears grip small towns
A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesman confirmed Tuesday that five Iranians were arrested while attempting to illegally cross the U.S. northern border with Canada.
“On July 1, Border Patrol Agents from the Champlain, New York Station, responded to suspicious activity near Mooers Forks, NY,” CBP’s Swanton Sector said on Facebook. “Agents located a minivan occupied by five citizens of Iran and two citizens of Uzbekistan.”
The Champlain Station is part of the Swanton Sector. Swanton is a rural town in Vermont near Highway 89 just south of the Canadian Border.
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CBP said that all seven men had been previously arrested for attempting to cross the border illegally. All seven aliens are detained and awaiting deportation.
“They are currently detained and pending removal proceedings,” CBP said. “Border security is national security and directly correlates to public safety, Swanton Sector Agents remain vigilant and committed to protecting our borders and enforcing immigration laws.”
Earlier this month, a counterterrorism expert told Fox News Digital that Iranian terrorist sleeper cells could be hiding in plain sight. The U.S. military crippled several Iranian nuclear sites after targeted airstrikes on June 22.
“Where these sleeper cells may be is in plain sight,” former FBI special agent and terrorism task force member Jonathan Gilliam said. “And that’s the real terrifying part of this is that putting people in place, as we’ve seen over the past four years, everyone’s scrambling because certain amounts of people could come in here and get in here.”
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Gilliam pointed to the Biden administration’s border policies as a reason for concern.
“They could even go to the border and say they [want to] seek asylum, and the Biden administration, instead of putting them into DHS housing or ICE housing and holding them there so they could have their first appearance. To be vetted and whether or not they get asylum,” he said.
In a 2023 terrorism report released by the State Department in December of last year, the federal government outlined numerous instances of worrying behavior by Iranian nationals in western countries.
“In 2023 the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging three individuals connected with Iran in a plot to assassinate an Iranian dissident in New York City,” that report said. “Also in 2023, a United Kingdom court found a man guilty of attempting to collect information for terrorist purposes on the London-based Iran International, a media company that is critical of the Iranian regime.”
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“In recent years, Albania, Belgium, and the Netherlands have all either arrested, convicted, or expelled Iranian government officials implicated in various terrorist plots in their respective territories. Denmark similarly recalled its ambassador from Tehran after learning of an Iran-backed plot to kill an Iranian dissident in that country.”
Mother, father accused of attacking teen who refused arranged marriage now facing trial
The trial for a Washington father and his wife accused of trying to kill their 17-year-old daughter in October 2024 is slated to begin Monday.
Ihsan Ali, 44, and his 40-year-old wife, the victim’s mother, Zahraa Ali, are charged with second-degree attempted murder, second-degree attempted kidnapping, first-degree attempted kidnapping, and second-degree domestic violence assault in Thurston County.
Additionally, Ihsan Ali is charged with fourth-degree assault and Zahraa Ali is charged with violation of a domestic violence protective order and second-degree burglary.
The parents’ alleged Oct. 18, 2024, attack on their own teenage daughter may have been a possible “honor killing” attempt, according to witness accounts detailed in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
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The victim told police that her father was “trying to force her to go to another country, which had prompted her to run away earlier in the day.”
She went to her former public school, Timberline High School in Lacey County, believing she could get help from adults there, and her father, mother and sister allegedly followed her to the school, an affidavit filed on Oct. 24, 2024, states.
The 17-year-old girl said a school counselor helped her find a room at “Safe Haven,” and her plan was to take a city bus from the school to get there. While waiting for the city bus, the victim’s father allegedly approached her and “said she needed to go home,” the affidavit states.
“He would not take no for an answer and began pulling at her shirt. She said that once she was placed into a choke hold, she was unable to breathe or speak, and then passed out,” the affidavit says, adding later that the victim believes she lost consciousness several times while her father allegedly choked her.
Video footage of the attack recently obtained by The Daily Mail shows part of the fight unfolding at the public bus stop.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Alis’ attorney, Erik Kaeding, for comment.
Multiple witness accounts detailed in the affidavit say the victim’s father approached and attacked the victim while the victim’s 16-year-old boyfriend got between the two and tried to intervene. The victim’s father allegedly punched the 16-year-old boy, who in turn began “punching Ishan [Ali] in the head to get him to let go of [the victim].”
Witnesses also described seeing the victim’s eyes roll back while her father allegedly choked her, according to court documents.
The victim’s boyfriend’s mother later told police that she had been present once for a CPS interview with the 17-year-old victim in which she apparently stated that “her father had recently been threatening her with honor killing for refusing an arranged marriage with an older man in another country.”
The victim’s boyfriend told police he believed the 17-year-old victim was “going to die while her father was choking her out on the ground,” the affidavit reads.
The victim also said she “thought she was going to die” and recalled her mother and sister “trying to grab hold of her” during the incident.
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While the fight was underway, a bystander witness saw Ishan Ali put the girl in a chokehold “and would not let go.” He intervened “and was eventually able to get the female to break away and detained Ishan for law enforcement as he was the primary aggressor,” court documents read.
The boyfriend’s father, Victor Barnes, previously told FOX 13 Seattle that he is glad his son “was there to save [the victim’s] life” but added that he needs “more explanation about why the adults were so careless.”
He told the outlet an adult should have escorted the victim to the bus stop rather than his 16-year-old son.
“High school for me is a time I’d never forget. It was probably some of the four funniest years of my life, and it’s unfortunate he would have to experience something like this in high school,” said Barnes.
He further told the outlet that he had to file a restraining order against the victim’s parents because they kept showing up to his family’s home looking for the victim prior to the assault, FOX 13 reported.
Trump unveils $90 billion private investment plan for PA tech, energy
President Donald Trump will travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday, where he is expected to announce billions of dollars in state investments in artificial intelligence and energy.
Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick said the $90 billion in private-sector investments “will create tens of thousands of jobs and position Pennsylvania as a leading hub for energy, artificial intelligence, and innovation.”
The funding marks the largest private investment in the state’s history.
McCormick’s inaugural Energy and Innovation Summit looks to place Pennsylvania at the forefront of Trump’s push for energy and artificial intelligence dominance — key pillars of the president’s economic and national security agenda.
Carnegie Mellon University — a bellwether in computer science, artificial intelligence and robotics engineering — will host the forum.
The hefty investment comes as the Keystone State works to bolster its tech sector while preserving its status as a leading natural gas producer in the U.S., second only to Texas.
Trump is scheduled to arrive at the summit at 2:30 p.m. alongside several Cabinet members.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks are also expected to attend the summit.
Tech giants listed as panel participants include Alphabet CEO Ruth Porat, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Blackstone CEO Jon Gray and Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman.
Darren Woods, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, will also participate in the summit.
“The United States needs to win the artificial intelligence fight. We have to stop China, and we have to win this war for dominance in AI. And the way you win the war for dominance in AI is to win the war for energy dominance. That’s why our focus is on producing more here in the United States,” explained Mike Sommers, CEO and president of the American Petroleum Institute.
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Sommers, who leads the nation’s largest natural gas and oil trade association and is slated to attend the summit, said the industry is prepared to meet the nation’s energy needs amid the coming AI revolution.
“Over the course of the last few years, energy demand has only gone up by about 2.5% a year. In the next seven years, we expect that energy demand is going to go up by 25%. The question that policymakers have to answer is: ‘Where is that energy going to come from?’ We think it should come from the United States,” Sommers told FOX Business.
When asked about public hesitation around embracing AI tech, Sommers explained that AI is no longer a distant concept and is already deeply intertwined in daily life.
“We’re at a point now where AI is entering just about every single business. Whether you’re somebody that is working on a report or somebody who’s analyzing numbers or even computer programmers, this is going to affect every single American,” Sommers said.
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“The real question is whether the United States is going to be the leader in AI or whether we’re going to let China be the lead. I think that the answer is clear: The only way that we can win the war for AI is if we have reliable energy that is provided from places like Pennsylvania,” he added.
Last month, Amazon announced an investment of $20 billion in two data center complexes in Pennsylvania. The deal marked the largest corporate investment project in the state’s history.
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While the passage of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” was a win for energy companies, largely due to provisions that grant more access to natural resources, Sommers hopes to galvanize lawmakers for an infrastructure and permitting bill.
“It’s an uphill climb,” he said, adding that he believes there is “broad recognition from Republicans and Democrats that we have to get this done if we’re going to win the fight for AI.”
Top US golfer’s dad skipping Ryder Cup after witnessing ‘disgusting’ scenes
The Ryder Cup countdown is on, and this year has the potential to be one for the history books.
This year’s event will take place at Bethpage Black outside of New York City. It will be the second time a team competition has been in the tri-state area, along with the 2017 Presidents Cup at Liberty National in Jersey City.
The United States and Europe have alternated winning the Cup, with the home team winning each event, rather convincingly, each year since 2016.
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Xander Schauffele has been a part of Team USA for each Ryder and Presidents Cup since 2019, and he currently has an automatic bid as the second-ranked American in the FedEx Cup standings (the top six players get automatic bids).
However, his own dad wants no part of it.
Stefan Schauffele told The London Times that he is “not going” to the Ryder Cup in September.
“I’m afraid of what’s going to happen in New York. I was there [at Whistling Straits] when they called Shane Lowry’s wife a whore in front of him. I couldn’t believe my ears,” Stefan revealed.
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Stefan also said he was turned off by the tempers flaring between Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay’s caddie, Joe LaCava, in Rome two years ago.
McIlroy was not happy with LaCava’s celebration of a long putt from Cantlay, who opted not to wear a hat in protest of players not being paid to play in the event. This year, U.S. players will receive a $200,000 stipend and another $300,000 to donate to charity.
“That was utterly disgusting claiming this money bulls—, and Rory behaved disgustingly in my opinion,” Schauffele continued. “It’s only going to get worse. It’s ruined my appetite for the Ryder Cup. It becomes unwatchable.”
McIlroy then had to be held back from LaCava in the parking lot after the round.
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The rivalry between the two teams is undoubtedly hotter than ever – but apparently, Mr. Schauffele has no interest.
‘Damn you’: Whoopi Goldberg erupts at individuals politicizing Texas floods
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg unloaded on those politicizing the devastating Texas floods on Tuesday, calling out individuals who have suggested Texas residents deserved what they got as the state supported President Donald Trump in 2024.
“Agencies are finding that they’re not getting the money, because people are blaming the people who died in the floods, and they’re saying, ‘why should I – you voted for this.’ Let me tell you, let’s be really clear,” Goldberg began. “You know, you can’t blame anybody for these floods. It’s nobody’s fault. I didn’t do it. You didn’t do it. Has nothing to do with Washington. This was what happened. This was a natural disaster, and if you are riding on people’s socials where you should be giving, if you’re saying these kinds of things, damn you. Damn you.”
The flooding on July 4 killed at least 129 people in central Texas. The toll is expected to rise as authorities believe more than 160 people may still be missing in Kerr County.
“People are trying to get their lives together. These floods are no joke. This is not light humor. This is not – this is not how we do in America. We show up for whoever is in trouble,” Goldberg continued.
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Goldberg declared that who a person voted for should not matter in the case of a disaster.
“We don’t say, ‘who did you vote for?’ We don’t say, ‘who did you vote with?’ We show up. We show up for children,” she said. “We show up for older folks. We show up for middle-aged folks, and we show up for the young because that’s what we do as Americans when we find out horrible things are happening in the world.”
A former appointee to a Houston city board recently came under fire for claiming that the Texas summer camp devastated in the flooding was “White-only, conservative [and] Christian.”
“But Camp Mystic is a Whites-only girls Christian camp,” said Slade Perkins, a former member of the Houston Food Insecurity Board, in a TikTok video over the weekend. “They don’t even have a token Asian, they don’t have a Token Black person, it is a all White, White-only conservative Christian camp.”
Perkins’ term expired in January.
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Several other commentators have shared viral responses blasting the victims of the disaster.
“The people in Texas voted for government services controlled by Donald Trump and Greg Abbott,” added left-wing social media personality Ron Filipkowski. “That is exactly what they (sic) getting.”
Texas pediatrician Christina Propst shared a social media post wishing that “MAGA” people affected by the flooding should reap the effects of what they voted for, while expressing hope that “non-MAGA voters and pets be safe and dry.”
“Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They deny climate change. May they get what they voted for,” she said, adding, “Bless their hearts.”
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Locals squirt tourists with water guns as European beach towns reach boiling point
As overtourism continues to grow into a serious problem, the summer travel season has European locals fighting for beach real estate.
Local tourism has fallen in Spain by 800,000 people — while foreign tourism has seen an increase of 1.94 million visitors, according to The Associated Press (AP).
Spaniard Wendy Davila told AP she misses the days of her childhood holidays visiting Alicante on the Mediterranean.
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“Now you don’t go on [vacation] wherever you want, but wherever you can,” said Davila.
She added, “Prices have risen outrageously. The whole Spanish coast is very expensive.”
Last month, protesters gathered in Barcelona and on the island of Mallorca.
Some squirted tourists with water guns to try to “cool town” tourism, claiming their rents are soaring, Fox News Digital previously reported.
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Jose Maria Basanez, group president of price monitoring firm Tecnitasa, told AP, “It is becoming increasingly difficult for Spanish holidaymakers to afford beachfront tourism rentals.”
Most beachfront rentals were booked for the summer by the first quarter, with prices rising 20.3% since mid-2023, according to Tecnitasa.
Ninety-four million international travelers visited Spain in 2024, according to the country’s tourism minister.
Juan Pedro Aznar, professor and researcher at the Madrid-based Esade business school, told AP there could be a displacement effect due to Spaniards’ purchasing power in comparison to that of foreign tourists.
“I used to go to my family’s house, but there are more and more foreign tourists in Cadiz and when a cruise ship arrives, the population doubles,” said Aznar.
He added, “It’s overwhelming.”
Locals in Spain made about 400,000 fewer trips to the major cities, while foreign tourist trips to Spanish cities increased by nearly 3 million last year, according to AP.
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Barcelona officials had planned to ban short-term tourist apartment rentals by 2028, FOX Business previously reported.
Short-term rentals in Barcelona have been stagnant for years, remaining at around 10,000 since 2014, according to figures from Barcelona’s City Hall.