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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 30

Trump’s State Fair Draws Sparse Crowds on Day 2 as Fox and Allies Insist It’s Packed

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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 30

Trump’s State Fair Draws Sparse Crowds on Day 2 as Fox and Allies Insist It’s Packed

Q: A new report claims fossil fuels have a $12 trillion hidden cost. What message did the fair's industry panel promote?

It is not clear from the available reporting what specific message the fair’s fossil-fuel industry panel promoted. The news coverage only confirms that a panel discussion about the fossil fuel industry took place at the Great American State Fair and that attendance appeared very low. Jim Acosta’s reporting described only a handful of people near the panel, but neither the original story nor the supplemental material provides the panel’s stated theme, talking points, or any quoted message from speakers. The separate report about fossil fuels carrying a roughly $12 trillion hidden cost argues that the industry’s real burden includes climate damage, air-pollution deaths, subsidies, and tax breaks. But no sourced material here links that report to a direct response from the fair’s panel. So the most accurate answer is that the panel’s message is not specified in the available coverage.

3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 30

Monday footage from the National Mall showed near-empty lines, lightly attended exhibits and long open stretches at Trump’s free Great American State Fair despite improved weather.
The weak turnout followed earlier disruptions including artist cancellations, electrical outages and extreme weather that had already forced a postponement and hurt momentum.
At 1 p.m., Jim Acosta filmed what he called “shoddy displays and tiny crowds,” including a fossil-fuel panel with only a few listeners and food tents with almost no lines.
Fox News, Dr. Mehmet Oz and actor Dean Cain still described the event as energetic or crowded, even as live shots and TMZ video showed sparse attendance behind them.
Trump had claimed at 6:27 a.m. that the fair was “packed with happy people,” but local reporting and attendee interviews later undercut that portrayal, with one visitor calling the mini-arch “plastic.”