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Three days in and Trump’s State Fair already ‘falling apart at the seams’: commentator
$80 Million for a Hollow SpectacleThe Power Was Never in the Ferris WheelThe source is simple enough: a Trump-linked group, Freedom 250, staged a 16-day Great American State Fair that was already malfunctioning by day three, with power failures, empty exhibits, melting ice cream, and even reports of Confederate flags in some displays. The event was funded with $80 million in taxpayer money, and the president responded to the backlash by attacking the artists who bailed and suggesting he could replace them himself.Follow the Money, Not the PropsThe real institution here is not the fairground…
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