Trump's Great American State Fair Faces Confederate Flag Controversy And Sparse Crowds

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Topline

The Great American State Fair kicked off its 16-day run this week on the National Mall in Washington, though the Trump-backed event marking the United States' 250th birthday has faced a slow start amid sparse crowds, power outages and controversy over the appearance of the Confederate flag.

Key Facts

Crowds arrived in small numbers, according to multiple outlets, with The Washington Post reporting the opening-day crowds were "relatively sparse compared with past National Mall events."

Power outages impacted some of the fair's offerings, resulting in melted ice cream, disruptions to the 110-foot-tall Ferris wheel and a shut down of West Virginia's booth, which experienced air conditioning issues, USA Today reported.

Freedom 250 spokesperson Julia Friedland acknowledged the electrical issues to the Post, saying the fair experienced "power hiccups."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-great-american-state-fair-171401775.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Boycott early and maybe they'll go home /nt

[unweird]

2. Just cancelled our hotel reservation

Wife wanted out months ago. But I held the reservation open for 4 nights next weekend on the bet that a semisequintecentenial whatever would be a cool visit to DC. But I give up. We’re not going. So count us not there.

[Goonch]

3. ;-{) THIS

[snot]

4. Ugh. How much did we pay for this

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[scipan]

5. I hope that confederate flag is down now. nt