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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Trump’s Great American State Fair goes viral again as band outnumbers crowd

  • Donald Trump ’s Great American State Fair in Washington is drawing criticism for seemingly low attendance, with one musical performance reportedly having more band members than audience members.
  • A video shared by a reporter showed a youth band playing to only a handful of spectators, leading to online mockery and comments about the event's poor turnout.
  • Critics, including Democratic Representative Sean Casten, have suggested the fair is drawing fewer people than typically seen on the National Mall .
  • Despite visual evidence of empty spaces, organizers of Freedom 250 claim over 150,000 people attended in the first three days, and Trump stated the fair was "packed with happy people."
  • Fox News reporters have also asserted that numerous people are attending the event, suggesting that pictures do not tell the full story.

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