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Trump's State Fair beset with another setback as power outage triggers ice cream meltdown
The State Fair of Trumpism Runs on Blame, Not PowerA Spectacle Built on Public SpaceThe opening day of Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” on the National Mall suffered a power outage that knocked out the food hall, melted ice cream, and exposed the difference between patriotic branding and basic competence. The event, run by the Trump-aligned nonprofit Freedom 250, was supposed to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary. Instead, it immediately became a display of dysfunction, inflated claims, and expensive novelty food.Who Actually Holds PowerThis story is not about vendors…
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