Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump reportedly became "livid" and "enraged" after seeing an aerial photo that revealed a small crowd at the kickoff event for the Great American State Fair. Despite his claim on Truth Social of "at least 45,000 people" attending, NBC News estimates indicated a significantly lower turnout. White House officials, who removed the crowd photo from social media, are now concerned about a potentially lackluster turnout for Trump's upcoming July 4th speech on the National Mall. To prevent a repeat of low attendance, tickets will be sold for the viewing section near the stage for the July 4th event, though officials worry people might still not show up. The Great American State Fair has faced multiple setbacks, including musical acts withdrawing, several states declining participation and other events at the fair experiencing very low spectator numbers. In fullTrump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair, report says: ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
White House fears low State Fair turnout could overshadow Trump’s July 4 speech
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump reportedly became "livid" and "enraged" after seeing an aerial photo that revealed a small crowd at the kickoff event for the Great American State Fair. Despite his claim on Truth Social of "at least 45,000 people" attending, NBC News estimates indicated a significantly lower turnout. White House officials, who removed the crowd photo from social media, are now concerned about a potentially lackluster turnout for Trump's upcoming July 4th speech on the National Mall. To prevent a repeat of low attendance, tickets will be sold for the viewing section near the stage for the July 4th event, though officials worry people might still not show up. The Great American State Fair has faced multiple setbacks, including musical acts withdrawing, several states declining participation and other events at the fair experiencing very low spectator numbers. In fullTrump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair, report says: ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
