With performers seemingly pulling out left and right from Donald Trump’s planned “Great American State Fair” on the National Mall to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the president’s team has been left to salvage his latest effort to turn D.C. into America’s showroom.
At least, that’s how it seemed as Doug Burgum, the secretary of the Interior, was pressed Sunday on the specifics of the celebration itself including whether it will represent another way for Trump’s allies in business and other sectors to donate vast sums of money without going through transparency measures.
