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MAGA World Exists Online — And Is Lost at a Real State Fair
At 10:20 · chapter starts 9:05
Jon Lovett delivers a sharply observed cultural critique: MAGA World is essentially an internet phenomenon — caricatures of collapsing cities, complaints about national decline, all circulating among people who never actually go to state fairs or mix with their fellow citizens in public spaces. The spectacle of Larry Kudlow broadcasting from an outdoor event he visibly had no idea how to inhabit captures something real, Lovett argues. He pivots to a broader historical riff: he's been reading Erik Larson's 'Devil in the White City' about the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, where Americans built the first Ferris wheel — basically a moving steel Eiffel Tower — to show Europe what America could do. Now, 130 years later, Trump's version of a great American fair featured a Ferris wheel that broke down from generator failures, Vanilla Ice canceling due to inclement weather despite pledging 'rain or shine,' melted ice cream, and a Confederate flag in the North Carolina booth. Jon Lovett's verdict: jagoffs, with jagoffs to spare [1] — Jon Lovett "The original America 250 plan had bipartisan membership, national events, big concerts, and years of preparation. Trump took the money, han…" 08:35 .
