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In reply to the discussion: Trump's Great American State Fair opens with melted ice cream, empty booths [View all]BumRushDaShow
(173,634 posts)34. The USA Today OP article mentions that near the bottom and included a link to someone's Xitter post about it
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Besides empty booths, the event has also been troubled by electricity problems. On Thursday, June 25, attendees reported issues with the generator, forcing the Ferris wheel, one of the fair's main attractions, to shut down for roughly two hours.
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Besides empty booths, the event has also been troubled by electricity problems. On Thursday, June 25, attendees reported issues with the generator, forcing the Ferris wheel, one of the fair's main attractions, to shut down for roughly two hours.
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The Ferris wheel at the Great American state fair is DOWN. Operator told me due to generator issues and engine overheating. Unclear when it will be moving again, at least 1 - 2 hours they said.
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6:06 PM · Jun 25, 2026
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The Ferris wheel at the Great American state fair is DOWN. Operator told me due to generator issues and engine overheating. Unclear when it will be moving again, at least 1 - 2 hours they said.
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6:06 PM · Jun 25, 2026

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Trump's Great American State Fair opens with melted ice cream, empty booths [View all]
BumRushDaShow
21 hrs ago
OP
I haven't been to a state fair in decades and have no intention of ever attending one again.
Lonestarblue
21 hrs ago
#1
I thought the concept was interesting as a "state showcase", particularly when you have tourists
BumRushDaShow
20 hrs ago
#3
New Jersey did not participate but Cape May county bought a vacation themed booth. Not unreasonable, since the
3Hotdogs
19 hrs ago
#7
Meet the man who never stops talking. Eighty years and still won't shut up.
twodogsbarking
18 hrs ago
#11
Trump was expecting a bright, sunny Rodgers and Hammerstein musical version of State Fair...
QueerDuck
17 hrs ago
#20
If he would have had Melissa's mincemeat pies there more people might have come
jmowreader
8 hrs ago
#43
Going over like a flying turd. Singles of people showed up yesterda. Anti-Midas works his magic again. Womp womp
AZLD4Candidate
16 hrs ago
#23
Ironically it wasn't Ice Cream at all. It was just ice with paint on it. Consider the source.
twodogsbarking
13 hrs ago
#33
Man, you'd have to be careful about having a butter cow at anything Trump did
jmowreader
8 hrs ago
#44
The USA Today OP article mentions that near the bottom and included a link to someone's Xitter post about it
BumRushDaShow
13 hrs ago
#34
here's the question i asked google: does the trump state fair ferris wheel have lights n/t
orleans
12 hrs ago
#39