Washington, United States, June 30, 2026 (AFP) - No corn dogs? Trump's 'Great American State Fair' threatens to be a flop

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2026-07-01

Deserted booths, sparse crowds and prayer tents. Welcome to the Great American State Fair, where a celebration of the country's 250th birthday has morphed into a new political battlefront. Summers in Washington are notoriously steamy, but the proverbial heat has soared over the 16-day fair and how people view President Donald Trump's tight grip on the event. "This is once in a lifetime," military veteran Rhonda Smith, a 42-year-old living in Virg......

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