The internet had a hilarious response to the low attendance at President Donald Trump's Great American State Fair on Monday.
Reporters broadcast live from the sparsely-attended fair commemorating America’s 250th anniversary, marked by bad weather that canceled rapper Vanilla Ice's performance, power outages melting ice cream, a Confederate flag display that ignited a firestorm and lackluster reviews from attendees.
Journalist Aaron Rupar commented on a Fox News reporter's live report from the celebration.
"Did the rapture happen overnight? Fox & Friends is broadcasting from a completely empty Trump state fair on the National Mall," Rupar wrote on X.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) described a similar scene.
"I went to the Great American State Fair this weekend…and it really was as empty as reported. **And where did the rest of our taxpayer dollars go?" Stansbury wrote on X.
Another D.C.-based reporter questioned the turnout, sharing an aerial video view from the Freedom 250 Ferris wheel.
"The Great American State Fair on Saturday at 2:15pm. What do you make of the crowd?" Jon Michael Raasch, The Daily Mail's White House correspondent, posted on X.
Strategist Christopher Webb responded to reporting from MS NOW at the location.
"The Great American State Fair was really just the remaining MAGA faithful refusing to admit it’s over," Webb wrote on X.
Lawyer David Lurie joked about the situation.
"Confused attendees thought they were supposed to invade the Capitol," Lurie wrote on Bluesky.
Did the rapture happen overnight? Fox & Friends is broadcasting from a completely empty Trump state fair on the National Mall pic.twitter.com/fIdDJZG4FA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 29, 2026