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(173,685 posts) Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:55 AM Saturday

Trump's Great American State Fair opens with melted ice cream, empty booths [View all]

Source: USA Today

Updated June 26, 2026, 6:54 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON – The Great American State Fair is underway at the National Mall to mark the United States' 250th birthday. But not everything is off to such a great start. The event has quickly faced problems including power outages, melting ice cream – and a lack of representation from states that declined to send delegations.

While organizers assured visitors all parts of the nation would be represented, at least 10 states and territories refused to participate, with many citing the price tag to send staff to the 16-day event as their reason for opting out.

Booths for Connecticut, Oregon, Washington, Maine, Alaska, the U.S. Virgin Islands featured just backdrops and chairs or carpets.

But other states went all-out for the semiquincentennial. The Texas booth allowed visitors to take photos with the Alamo, play with an interactive display for long-running music series "Austin City Limits" and sit inside a spaceship. Meanwhile, the Nevada booth was Las Vegas-themed. California's booth offered attendees the opportunity to enter a raffle for a free vacation.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/26/trump-great-american-state-fair-dc-issues/90711788007/

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Trump's Great American State Fair opens with melted ice cream, empty booths [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

I haven't been to a state fair in decades and have no intention of ever attending one again. Lonestarblue Saturday #1

I thought the concept was interesting as a "state showcase", particularly when you have tourists BumRushDaShow Saturday #3

Exactly this! FakeNoose Saturday #6

Also, I think DC would be depressing for many karynnj Saturday #45

I thought same until trump, as usual, got his greedy debased hands on it mcar Saturday #30

Not very well thought out like everything else in this administration Walleye Saturday #2

A truly meaningless exercise. mwb970 Saturday #4

More tax payer money wasted. Callalily Saturday #5

A Metaphor Mr.Bee Saturday #27

New Jersey did not participate but Cape May county bought a vacation themed booth. Not unreasonable, since the 3Hotdogs Saturday #7

I like California's... 2naSalit Saturday #8

The side show acts by the old carnival barker himself. Historic NY Saturday #9

Meet the man who never stops talking. Eighty years and still won't shut up. twodogsbarking Saturday #11

Surprise, surprise, surprise PJMcK Saturday #10

He doesn't have anyone competent working for him anymore MadameButterfly Saturday #13

Excuse me , MadameButterfly: AverageOldGuy Saturday #16

Oops, I forgot MadameButterfly Saturday #17

This whole thing is such garbage. paleotn Saturday #12

Everything MAGA does has similar levels of greatness IronLionZion Saturday #14

What's all the pissing and moaning about? AverageOldGuy Saturday #15

Another instance of... MarcoZandrini Saturday #18

Unless you are a twisted, bizarre and weird maga cult follower mdbl Saturday #19

Trump was expecting a bright, sunny Rodgers and Hammerstein musical version of State Fair... QueerDuck Saturday #20

And a peeling, green pool. Beartracks Saturday #41

If he would have had Melissa's mincemeat pies there more people might have come jmowreader Saturday #43

I celebrated Trump's Great American State fair with a Bowel movement. chouchou Saturday #21

That was moving. twodogsbarking Saturday #22

Going over like a flying turd. Singles of people showed up yesterda. Anti-Midas works his magic again. Womp womp AZLD4Candidate Saturday #23

Vandals melted the ice cream. I can hear the words. twodogsbarking Saturday #24

a antifa plot oldinmtdem92 Saturday #25

If they also melted Vanilla Ice, they should be given a medal. jls4561 Saturday #28

Ironically it wasn't Ice Cream at all. It was just ice with paint on it. Consider the source. twodogsbarking Saturday #33

Will they have butter cow sculpture, or one of Trump? oasis Saturday #26

Man, you'd have to be careful about having a butter cow at anything Trump did jmowreader Saturday #44

I LOVE Trump failures. LilElf70 Saturday #29

I heard the Ferris wheel... RussBLib Saturday #31

The USA Today OP article mentions that near the bottom and included a link to someone's Xitter post about it BumRushDaShow Saturday #34

according to google, the wheel does have lights: (from google) orleans Saturday #36

Thanks RussBLib Saturday #37

here's the question i asked google: does the trump state fair ferris wheel have lights n/t orleans Saturday #39

All I can say is... RussBLib Saturday #49

it's okay. we all have a bit of brain slippage at times (i think) regardless of our age nt orleans Saturday #50

Another failure, another waste of money sakabatou Saturday #32

A waste of space Farmer-Rick Saturday #38

this from the atlantic orleans Saturday #35

Like nothing you've ever seen Zambero Saturday #40

Or would want to... BattleRow Saturday #47

America250 + Freedom 250 "celebrations"... ultralite001 Saturday #42

President Melted_Icecream says . . . Aussie105 Saturday #46

It's the fault of the Leftist Dum(b)ocrats! PJMcK Saturday #48