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Even Trump voters think his 16-day MAGA festival is a bust
A Patriotism Racket, Wrapped in TarpsThe Fair Is the MessageThe Great American State Fair on the National Mall is not a celebration so much as a political diagnostic. Organized by the Trump-linked Freedom 250 group and wrapped in MAGA patriotism, it puts Trump’s movement’s priorities on display: spectacle, grievance, Christian nationalism, and a thin layer of branding pretending to be national unity. The reporting says even some Trump supporters walked away disappointed, confused, or angry. That matters, but not because the event failed aesthetically. It matters because the event reveals how…
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