By

Margaret Hartmann,

senior editor for Intelligencer who has worked at New York since 2012

The scale replica of Donald Trump proposed “Independence Arch” on display at the Great American State Fair on June 26, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

The Great American State Fair is a 16-day event happening right now on the National Mall. Freedom 250, the White House-affiliated organization planning many of the events marking the nation’s 250th birthday, described it as, “A world-class exposition and modern-day World’s Fair celebrating the people, traditions, innovations, and spirit that make America the greatest nation on Earth.”