A Bumpy Beginning for the Great American State Fair

We checked out Trump’s Great American State Fair. It is, and isn’t, what you’d think. - The Boston Globe

The Great American State Fair kicked off a 16-day extravaganza on the National Mall on Thursday with a mix of the wholesome, the partisan, and the just plain bizarre.

A bumpy beginning for the Great American State Fair

The Great American State Fair, a 16-day celebration of the nation on the National Mall that opened Thursday, had a less-than-great beginning.

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Trump’s Great American State Fair Has a Bumpy Start

“The Great American State Fair, a 16-day celebration of the nation on the National Mall that opened Thursday, had a less-than-great beginning,” the Washington Post reports. “Thirty minutes after gates were meant to open to the free event, small crowds were still waiting outside security entrances as organizers sorted out power outages and moved the last of the construction material out of view.” “Visitors were eventually allowed in, but problems…

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