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A large panel fell seemingly dozens of feet from above onto the stage during a rehearsal for a performance at an event for President Donald Trump\u2019s Freedom 250, according to video posted by attorney Aaron Parnas.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250\u2019s July 4th celebration,\u201d Parnas wrote.<\/p>\n

After the panel fell, someone can be heard on the video saying, \u201cI was waiting for something like that to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Critics blasted the administration while others issued warnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is incredibly dangerous stuff,\u201d wrote journalist Ryan Grim. \u201cTrump cutting safety corners with stage building is the kind of thing somebody can genuinely be prosecuted for if someone dies, which is not uncommon if you slap it together like this. This equipment is deadly when falling from those heights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLiterally a miracle no one was hurt here,\u201d noted journalist Philip Lewis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn all seriousness, that actually looks really dangerous for the performers. It\u2019s scary how unsafe this all seems,\u201d observed journalist Pablo Manr\u00edquez.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sheer incompetence of this administration is really rather astonishing. Everything these people touch is shoddily done. This era is replete with evidence that experience and professionalism actually matter,\u201d wrote author Jennifer Erin Valent.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there was ever a metaphor for how historians will look back at Trump\u2019s presidency at this moment in time, it\u2019s this,\u201d wrote health care consultant and National Organization for Women vice president Melanie D\u2019Arrigo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Freedom 250 rehearsal stage falling apart is the perfect analogy for the Trump administration,\u201d The Lincoln Project commented.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGlad everyone\u2019s ok \u2014 it\u2019s also hard to imagine a better metaphor for the current state of [America] than this,\u201d wrote the progressive media outlet The Tennessee Holler.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s state fair is *literally* falling apart,\u201d remarked liberal political commentator Harry Sisson.<\/p>\n

One commenter added, \u201cThose performers are incredibly lucky. That falling piece of debris looked heavy, sharp and came down at incredible speed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s Freedom 250 July 4th event is also besieged by a massive heat wave enveloping part of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. Capitol Police have already restricted Thursday night\u2019s rehearsal for \u2018A Capitol Fourth Concert\u2019 to essential personnel, posting on X that they came to the decision after consulting with the Capitol\u2019s Office of the Attending Physician,\u201d The New Republic reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor safety reasons, the public will not be able to attend tonight\u2019s rehearsal concert,\u201d the Capitol Police\u2019s post read. \u201cEveryone is sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. The National Weather Service is forecasting an extreme heat watch with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n

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