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Trump: “Do you think people appreciate what a fantastic job we did in building and operating the Great American State Fair at the National Mall, packed with happy people, and everybody loving it? Ask yourself this simple question, ‘DO YOU THINK THAT OBUMA OR SLEEPY JOE BIDEN… pic.twitter.com/rZx0Xa4nhm

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 29, 2026

Trump: “Do you think people appreciate what a fantastic job we did in building and operating the Great American State Fair at the National Mall, packed with happy people, and everybody loving it? Ask yourself this simple question, ‘DO YOU THINK THAT OBUMA OR SLEEPY JOE BIDEN COULD HAVE DONE IT?’ THE ANSWER IS NO!”

FOX actually showed scenes from DC’s FIFA Fan Zone and tried to pretend it was the Freedom250 fair https://t.co/tjHVgqUG19 pic.twitter.com/7LQX1uhtfY

— Anarc-y princess (@SatireAP) June 29, 2026

Thanks to @Scavino47 for making it clear 1) how much taxpayer $$$ Trump is wasting on his remodeling hobby and
2) that he didn’t get close enough to assess the state of his disastrous pool remodel.

Bonus track: it recalls W’s tour of NOLA after Katrina. https://t.co/dAlNPVmidM

— EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check (@emptywheel) June 29, 2026

Even flying over the fairgrounds, Trump couldn’t possibly miss how empty it was. Or that it closed yesterday due to rain.

I just talked to a vendor at the Giant BBQ Battle happening across the street from @Freedom250’s fair. Not only is the event still packed, the vendor told me that they never closed for “severe weather” and that people were still coming in the entire time it was raining. https://t.co/GtfnEA89HP

— amanda moore 🐢 (@noturtlesoup17) June 28, 2026

If Trump has--or claims to have--such a wildly wrong understanding of an event happening mere steps from the White House, then how madly off is his understanding of Iran?

— EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check (@emptywheel) June 29, 2026

Did the rapture happen overnight? Fox & Friends is broadcasting from a completely empty Trump state fair on the National Mall pic.twitter.com/fIdDJZG4FA

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 29, 2026

there are more Fox & Friends anchors at Trump's fair than actual fairgoers pic.twitter.com/ulKar7hFoK

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 29, 2026

The Meltdown

Blowing up a bill signing. A shouting match with a GOP senator. A sparely attended rally. Iran tensions. NATO broadsides. And - oh, yes - that green reflecting pool

One day that captures how Trump has gone from unpredictable to chaotic: https://t.co/PKiJz4Ezp4

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 26, 2026

“Chaotic” seems optimistic. It looks much more like he’s completely lost touch with reality.

Every Trump debacle follows the same 13 steps. The reflecting pool fiasco is just one of the lower stakes versions of it.
1. Devise unnecessary spectacle
2. Disregard expertise
3. Bypass normal procedures
4. Declare victory too early (bonus if done by AI-slop post)
5. Spend…

— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) June 26, 2026

Every Trump debacle follows the same 13 steps. The reflecting pool fiasco is just one of the lower stakes versions of it.
1. Devise unnecessary spectacle
2. Disregard expertise
3. Bypass normal procedures
4. Declare victory too early (bonus if done by AI-slop post)
5. Spend way more than estimated
6. Ignore the haters
7. Realize it is not going well
8. Bypass normal procedures once again
9. Allege conspiracy and sabotage
10. Redeclare victory
11. More blaming
12. Losing interest
13. Pretend it never happened, and move on to the next thing

I think we’re at step 7, although arguably Trump’s post is skipping ahead to step 10. This “fair” is supposed to run through July 10, so we’ll see if they mercifully pull the plug early, or let the corpse just continue to fester.

Unsurprising news item of the day.

MAGA Fanatic Accused of Twisted Sex Acts at Trump’s ‘State Fair’.https://t.co/cnbtKiArdT

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 27, 2026

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