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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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Irish Star
· Jul 8, 2026
Trump humiliation continues as state fair airs live stream to literally no one
The Great American State Fair was hit with another humiliation after a photo was posted by Meghan McCain showing empty fields
The Daily Beast
· Jun 29, 2026
Fuming Trump, 80, Unravels Over His Empty Fair in Early Morning Meltdown
Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersPresident Donald Trump woke in a fury on Monday morning and immediately launched into an angry rant about his state fair flop. The Great American State Fair, delivered by Freedom 250, Trump’s event organization, kicked off last week and was bogged down by issues from the outset. Trump, it appears, noticed the resulting criticism. “Do you think people appreciate what a fantastic job we did in building and operating the Great American State Fair at the National Mall, packed with happy people, and everybody loving it?” he opened his 6:30 a.m. Truth Social post. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Politizoom
· Jul 4, 2026
It’s Too Darn Hot
Ha. Here is something Trump did not plan for and cannot change. Mother Nature is telling Trump something he doesn’t want to hear. The Not Great American State Fair was the Completely Empty American State Fair for a while because it’s too DAMN hot! My regards to Raw Story: The Great American State Fair on
Washington Examiner
· Jun 29, 2026
Walz swipes at Freedom 250 by calling Minnesota event ‘America’s real state fair’
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) took aim Monday at President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 Great American State Fair, calling it a shadow of Minnesota’s. “America’s real state fair starts August 27,” Walz said in an X post. “Plan accordingly and thank you for your attention to this matter.” Trump’s 16-day Great American State Fair celebrates the []
BoingBoing
· Jun 29, 2026
Trump's Great American State Fair is "kind of rubbish"
Donald Trump's Great American State Fair, that 16-day celebration of all things America currently underway at the National Mall, kicked off this weekend not with a bang, but with something more akin to a whimper. The fair, which Jason Weisberger here at Boing Boing likened to a Spirit Halloween installed inside a failing megachurch, is currently limping along, according to many of the hilarious eyewitness accounts from folks who have suffered through a visit so that we don't have to. — Read the rest The post Trump's Great American State Fair is kind of rubbish appeared first on Boing Boing.
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 []
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Related coverage for "Trump’s Empty ‘Great State Fair’ Exposed in Damning Photos": Irish Star — Trump humiliation continues as state fair airs live stream to literally no one. The Daily Beast — Fuming Trump, 80, Unravels Over His Empty Fair in Early Morning Meltdown. Politizoom — It’s Too Darn Hot. Washington Examiner — Walz swipes at Freedom 250 by calling Minnesota event ‘America’s real state fair’. BoingBoing — Trump's Great American State Fair is "kind of rubbish". DNyuz — Trump’s Great American State Fair off to rough start as fans walk out on his speech