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Great American State Fair Organizer Responds to Backlash and Lineup Changes

A spokesperson for the Great American State Fair reacted to multiple artists cancelling Freedom 250 concerts due to the event’s association with President Donald Trump. “[The event is] really about the Americans that are going to show up to celebrate our country. That’s what it’s really about,” Freedom 250 spokesperson Julia Friedland told DC News Now’s Sunrise on the Hill on Friday, May 29. “We come together as Americans to celebrate our country.” The Great American State Fair will be a 16-day celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Washington D.C., featuring Independence Day celebratio...