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Former CNN stalwart Jim Acosta ruthlessly trolled President Donald Trump on a sunny Monday afternoon, delivering a withering in-person review of the Great American State Fair, where Acosta could barely contain his glee at the near-empty spectacle and “shoddy” construction.<\/p>\n

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Videoing himself from the National Mall, Acosta pulled no punches.<\/p>\n

“If you’re looking for a place with really no lines whatsoever, then you better come down to the mall,” he said with a grin.<\/p>\n

After a small dig at a miniature version of Trump’s Triumphal Arch \u2014 “Isn’t that cute?” \u2014 Acosta continued to take swipe after swipe at the lackluster lines.<\/p>\n

“As you can see, no line to get in. It’s 1 o’clock in the afternoon, we’re on the National Mall, probably the nicest weather of the week, and there are no lines to get in. Hardly anybody in line,” he mocked.<\/p>\n

His tour added to days of grim crowd reviews, with one critic saying he’d “seen more people at my local diner.”<\/p>\n

“Surely there must be a long line for the Ferris Wheel. It’s the big attraction down here. Let’s take a look. Oh boy,” Acosta deadpanned, showing empty queue lines. He made a similar assessment of a burger venue at the fair.<\/p>\n

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The marquee Ferris wheel has been a recurring sore spot, with commentators saying the fair is falling apart “at the seams” after it lost power and shut down one evening.<\/p>\n

Acosta wasn’t finished.<\/p>\n

He turned his gaze on what he called “shoddy” construction of the mini arch.<\/p>\n

“Look at this,” he said, pointing to massive gaps between the bottom of the arch’s faux columns and the ground. “There’s a huge gap.”<\/p>\n

Acosta estimated the gaps were up to 3 feet in length.<\/p>\n

Later in the scorching review, Acosta poked fun at the number of people listening to a fossil fuel panel.<\/p>\n

“And there’s nobody listening. Just a few people,” he said. “Weird.”<\/p>\n

The sparse scene has dogged the event all weekend, with Trump allies at one point reduced to insisting the empty fairgrounds were packed.<\/p>\n

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Shoddy displays and tiny crowds. But lots of Trump worship. Sad. My report from Trump\u2019s Great American State Fair down on the National Mall. pic.twitter.com\/IfUpNMZMVY
\u2014 Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 29, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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