Organizers report the Great American State Fair on the National Mall is struggling with sparse attendance, technical failures and canceled acts after multiple power outages and logistical problems.Donald Trump and Fox News continue to present the Freedom250 event as well attended, and Donald Trump posted on Truth Social insisting the fair was "packed," after he replaced the nonpartisan America250 committee with Freedom250.Democratic lawmakers including
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,
Yassamin Ansari and
James Walkinshaw condemned the turnout and spectacle, and the fair will go on with a Trump Independence Day rally and a fireworks display despite criticism.