Donald J. Trump once again proves that everything he touches dies. In this latest case, the Great American State Fair, intended to showcase his massive design visions, has instead become a three-day catastrophe. It has been plagued by artist boycotts, broken equipment, abysmal turnout, and a poorly constructed replica arch that is now collapsing due to bad weather, according to the New York Times.
Can you imagine the humiliation of throwing a festival, and nobody shows up except a heatwave and a power outage that kills the Ferris wheel? Trump has definitely lost his juice with his lint-licking, mouth breathing base.
Case in point: Across the midway, Trump’s grand architectural vision manifested as a very sad, buckling plywood arch wrapped in wrinkling vinyl. If the visuals didn’t depress you, the audio would: instead of the promised star-studded lineup of Bret Michaels and the Commodores—who all backed out the moment they smelled a very obvious political trap—the remaining crowd was treated to a local cover band trying their best, which, obviously, didn’t intrigue the sparse crowd.
Even Trump’s most loyal disciples were bored. Charles DeJesus, a 44-year-old three-time voter from Butler, Pa., had this weekend circled on his calendar for half a year, only to show up to a complete letdown.
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