‘A total disappointment’: Great American State Fair amounts to thin crowds and unbearable heat

Fewer than expected revelers turned up to Trump’s ‘unbelievable’ event before the weekend – and then the high temperatures swept in

Even by Trumpian standards, the event was promoted with intense hyperbole: nothing short, the US president suggested, of the “the most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen”.

“It’s gonna be great,” Donald Trump proclaimed on the opening night of the Great American State Fair, the centerpiece of the US 250th anniversary celebrations. “It’s gonna be unbelievable.”

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