The question posed by travel writer Anna Hart – is going to the US embarrassing now? – has prompted a passionate and polarised response from Independent readers.
For many, the answer was yes. Some felt that visiting would make you “complicit”, arguing that spending money in the US supports an administration they see as authoritarian and dangerous. A boycott, they added, is a moral choice – even if it affects some local businesses, the aim is to put pressure on the country.
