Pennsylvania Struggles to Fill State Fair Booth as at Least 6 States Boycott Trump Event
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Updated · The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 12
Pennsylvania Struggles to Fill State Fair Booth as at Least 6 States Boycott Trump Event
1 articles · Updated · The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 12
Summary
Less than two weeks before the June 24 kickoff, Pennsylvania officials were still trying to find a company or group willing to represent the state at Trump’s 16-day Great American State Fair on the National Mall.
The gap reflects resistance to the fair’s Trump affiliation and participation costs, concerns that have already led at least a half-dozen Democratic-led states to opt out of sending their own staff.
Pennsylvania has not committed state sponsorship for a booth, but Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office has been connecting Freedom 250 with businesses and organizations that could fill the space.
The event has already hit planning setbacks: more than half of announced concert acts withdrew, and Trump replaced the concert series with a June 24 political rally he will headline.
Freedom 250 says all 50 states and six territories are expected to be represented and rejects claims the semiquincentennial celebration is partisan, even as critics call it a misuse of taxpayer money.