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Pancakes and holograms fail to draw crowds to Trump’s ‘Freedom 250’ fair
Great American State Fair highlights US political division on Washington’s National Mall
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BoingBoing
· Jun 29, 2026
America 250 celebrates with contestants nearly puking pancakes
Trump's Great American State Fair has moved past empty booths, busted rides, and a cow named Melania into its next phase of patriotic pageantry: people gagging through a pancake-eating contest. Nothing could be more on brand for Trump. Promise the nation greatness, build a sad fair, fail at electricity, deploy livestock branding, then ask a few poor souls to shovel pancakes into their faces until the audience can see democracy's gag reflex. — Read the rest The post America 250 celebrates with contestants nearly puking pancakes appeared first on Boing Boing.
Associated Press
· Jun 24, 2026
LIVE: Trump hosts ‘The Great American State Fair’ for America’s 250th anniversary
Watch live from Washington as President Donald Trump hosts the Great American State Fair Kick-Off Celebration on the National Mall ahead of America's 250th birthday. #trump
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.
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 29, 2026
'Rapture' hits Trump's State Fair as absolutely no fairgoers spotted at big 250th celebration
Users on social media have been mocking Trump's Great American State Fair for its attendance levels, as one user jokingly suggested a rapture hit the event on Monday
Washington Examiner
· Jun 22, 2026
Great American State Fair menu: Classic American fare merges with MAHA
The Great American State Fair’s menu was released this week, giving the public a taste of what Freedom 250’s 16-day festival on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall holds for them. The event lineup is set to feature an array of local restaurants, a food challenge brought by sandwich shop Bub and Pop’s, and a sprinkle of []
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Related coverage for "Pancakes and holograms fail to draw crowds to Trump’s ‘Freedom 250’ fair": BoingBoing — America 250 celebrates with contestants nearly puking pancakes. Associated Press — LIVE: Trump hosts ‘The Great American State Fair’ for America’s 250th anniversary. The Daily Beast — Trump’s Empty ‘Great State Fair’ Exposed in Damning Photos. DNyuz — Trump’s Great American State Fair off to rough start as fans walk out on his speech. Irish Star — 'Rapture' hits Trump's State Fair as absolutely no fairgoers spotted at big 250th celebration. Washington Examiner — Great American State Fair menu: Classic American fare merges with MAHA