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On Friday, a prominent MAGA journalist called it: \u201cThe State Fair debacle is the end of @realDonaldTrump as a cultural force.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alex Berenson \u2013 a veteran journalist who gained MAGA fame for his vocal COVID denial and voted for President Donald Trump in 2024 \u2013 posted this declaration<\/u> to social media along with a photo of an almost completely empty National State Fair, at the center of which stood a mini mockup of the Commander in Chief\u2019s crumbling triumphal arch<\/u>. <\/p>\n

\u201cTrump has always been uncool in a cool way,\u201d Berenson continued. \u201cHe\u2019s so in love with himself and his own awful taste you appreciate him even if you hate him. But this is just a box-office bomb, and it makes him look so old.\u201d<\/p>\n

His dismal assessment comes amid rampant reports of the fair\u2019s many disappointments. The event \u2013 much touted by Trump in the weeks preceding it \u2013 has been characterized by thin to nonexistent crowds, prompting the crowd-size-obsessed president to fly into a rage<\/u> and fret that no one will show up<\/u> to his 4th of July rally. His own supporters have called it \u201creally disappointing,\u201d \u201cunnecessarily vanilla<\/u>,\u201d and \u201clike a silent protest.\u201d Even Fox News ditched the affair after wasting too much airtime on \u201clive shots of empty grass<\/u>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The National State Fair is part of the wider celebrations marking the United States\u2019 250th birthday, which have been plagued by controversy, scandal, and failure for months. In May, the fair concert series fell apart<\/u> within hours of its lineup announcement as musicians quit, saying they\u2019d been misled about the event\u2019s pro-Trump connotations. Somewhere along the way, Trump decided the Reflecting Pool needed to be painted, and that debacle spun out into Algaegate. This and other projects have been riddled with accusations of no-bid contracts<\/u> and shady dealings. <\/p>\n

Berenson\u2019s assertion that the end of Trump is nigh comes as the MAGA movement descends into \u201ccivil war<\/u>.\u201d The president has lost<\/u> some of his most important political and media allies, like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene. The \u2018Relectant Right<\/u>\u2019 who played a key role in his 2024 election have soured. And even the white working-class voters who are his most loyal support base have drifted away<\/u>. Overall, Trump\u2019s approval ratings have plunged to historic lows, increasing to just 37 percent<\/u> in recent days. <\/p>\n

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