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Huge crowds packed the DC National Mall on Wednesday night - but it wasn’t for Trump
The atmosphere stood in stark contrast to that of many events at the Great American State Fair, which has drawn modest crowds
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DNyuz
· Jun 25, 2026
Trump’s Great American State Fair off to rough start as fans walk out on his speech
Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” being held on the Mall in Washington, DC, is off to a ragged start with supporters of the president walking out on him as he was still speaking at an opening rally Wednesday night. As NBC News reported, hours after the president got into a shouting match with Republicans []
Irish Star
· Jun 25, 2026
'I went to Donald Trump's new $14M Reflecting Pool, and 1 thing surprised me’
EXCLUSIVE: After months of Trump boasting and bragging about how wonderful the new Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool would be, and then week of algae-filled chaos, I took a trip to Washington, D.C. to see what the fuss was all about
OpsLens
· Jul 2, 2026
‘First time ever’: Trump announces Republican ‘MIDTERM’ convention * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs
Source link President Donald J. Trump attends the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)
Rolling Stone
· Jul 5, 2026
What Makes America Great Was on Display in D.C. — Just Not at Trump’s Celebration
The president's Fourth of July festivities were a mess
Lawyers, Guns & Money
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump ruins everything
While the reality TV version of Donald Trump would have put on the best semiquincentennial celebration ever, the real one is putting on a combination of banal partisan rally and D- underfunded county fair: I stopped by the Great American State Fair on Tuesday. The website listed the day’s theme as “Innovation, Technology Progress.” [] The post Trump ruins everything appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.
The Daily Beast
· Jun 26, 2026
Trump’s Empty ‘Great State Fair’ Exposed in Damning Photos
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyThis is Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” pictured in all its crowd-free glory.The spectacle on the National Mall in Washington D.C. is ready to receive thousands of visitors. Instead it is not just line-free: it is virtually deserted.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Related coverage for "Huge crowds packed the DC National Mall on Wednesday night - but it wasn’t for Trump": DNyuz — Trump’s Great American State Fair off to rough start as fans walk out on his speech. Irish Star — 'I went to Donald Trump's new $14M Reflecting Pool, and 1 thing surprised me’. OpsLens — ‘First time ever’: Trump announces Republican ‘MIDTERM’ convention * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs. Rolling Stone — What Makes America Great Was on Display in D.C. — Just Not at Trump’s Celebration. Lawyers, Guns & Money — Trump ruins everything. The Daily Beast — Trump’s Empty ‘Great State Fair’ Exposed in Damning Photos