Great American State Fair Opens on National Mall With Trump Approval Roller Coaster
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Great American State Fair Opens on National Mall With Trump Approval Roller Coaster
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Summary
Thursday’s kickoff put the Great American State Fair on the National Mall as part of a 250th-anniversary rally, with late-night hosts seizing on a Trump approval-rating roller coaster as the standout attraction.
Jimmy Fallon framed the ride as having “the biggest drop in history,” using it to mock Trump’s standing alongside jokes about his doctor and a petting zoo tied to Trump’s past cognitive-test comments.
Greg Gutfeld also folded the fair into his monologue, joking about a Doug Burgum kissing booth and a 50-year congressional time capsule that included Mitch McConnell.
The coverage underscored how the fair’s opening quickly became a pop-culture and political-comedy target, blending a public celebration on the Mall with Trump-centered satire.