Organizers closed the Great American State Fair on the National Mall because extreme heat forced a temporary shutdown and more than a dozen people were treated for heat-related illnesses.Freedom 250 said the event would reopen when conditions improved, and officials paused programming after some musical acts cancelled and several states reduced participation.The closure compounded earlier problems — low turnout, high food prices, removal of Confederate flags from a booth, and the disputed
Arc de Trump model — while
Donald Trump’s planned evening speech remained scheduled and family members attended.