Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump’s Great American State Fair in Washington is drawing criticism for seemingly low attendance, with one musical performance reportedly having more band members than audience members. A video shared by a reporter showed a youth band playing to only a handful of spectators, leading to online mockery and comments about the event's poor turnout. Critics, including Democratic Representative Sean Casten, have suggested the fair is drawing fewer people than typically seen on the National Mall. Despite visual evidence of empty spaces, organizers of Freedom 250 claim over 150,000 people attended in the first three days, and Trump stated the fair was "packed with happy people." Fox News reporters have also asserted that numerous people are attending the event, suggesting that pictures do not tell the full story. In fullParty of five! Few turn up for band at Trump’s state fair Tuesday as ghost town continues to plague celebrationThank 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

President Donald Trump kicked off the event with a headlining speech Wednesday after musical acts dropped out of the lineup citing concerns over partisanship.

Trump promised America a historic celebration, but his Great American State Fair has become a humiliating display of empty crowds, cancelled acts, political division and farcical…

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The network has echoed the president’s dubious claims that the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair is full of people

The event was not nearly as crowded as the president and his team have made it out to be.

From low attendance to power outages to a janky model of Trump’s arch, D.C. is marking America’s 250th birthday with a parade of humiliations.

USA TODAY visited the Great American State Fair on Monday, June 29 and saw few lines and crowds.

The fair appears to have drawn lackluster crowds, though the Trump administration insists thousands have been in attendance

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The event is getting mercilessly mocked online for its sparse crowds, low-energy exhibitions and logistical dramas, but its unapologetic patriotism is a draw for some.

The president’s unapologetic temple to American greatness and “freedom” has been ridiculed for attracting small crowds. But is it really that bad?

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