Stage collapse at Great American State Fair
A stage at the Great American State Fair collapsed during rehearsals, nearly injuring a group of young girls practicing for the July 4th performance.
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Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 7/2/2026
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Jul 2, 2026
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Great American State Fair: Stage Collapse, Empty Grounds, and a Baptism-Pool Medical Emergency
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The Great American State Fair — Trump's repurposing of America's 250th birthday celebration — is imploding in real time, and the day's events provide a grim highlight reel. A stage literally collapsed during rehearsals, narrowly missing a group of young girls who were dancing. [1] — Ben Meiselas "Stage collapse at Great American State Fair: A stage at the Great American State Fair collapsed during rehearsals, nearly injuring a group …" 38:25 Fox News showed near-empty grounds while Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins appeared on camera to insist the fair was 'hitting every mark' and drawing 150,000 visitors daily. Meiselas also highlights the Temu Arch — a prototype of the triumphal arch Trump wants to build — which was reportedly oozing unidentified material. The human cost is personified in a Fox DC segment showing a Trump-hat-wearing woman who, after suffering heat exhaustion with no air conditioning or adequate medical support nearby, dunked herself in a religious tent's baptism pool. She described the experience as a fair highlight. Meiselas connects the stage collapse to a wider pattern: like the reflecting pool destruction and the general mismanagement, this is what happens when grifters run events and blame others for the results.
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