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'Best MAGA event' in the country collapses days before gates open amid lousy ticket sales
FILE PHOTO: Singer Kid Rock testifies on the cost of concert tickets before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
MAGA’s “Grassroots” Spectacle Couldn’t Survive Without Rich Patrons
The Cancellation
Freedom Fest, a Northern Kentucky MAGA gathering scheduled for Saturday, was canceled days before it began. Organizer Eric Deters said his financial plan depended on selling 100 VIP tickets at $1,000 each to wealthy…
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