Trump claims crowd of 45,000 attended America 250 kickoff event
President Donald Trump claimed that approximately 45,000 people attended his kickoff celebration for the Great American State Fair, part of events commemorating America’s 250th birthday. He highlighted the event’s large crowd and broadcast audience, expressing enthusiasm for future gatherings, including a July 4th speech with expected larger crowds. The event was organized by his Freedom 250 group, which aimed to celebrate national patriotism. Notably, crowd size estimates were not provided by official sources like the National Park Service. The rally followed a series of musical acts, with only Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan remaining committed after other artists withdrew. Trump also promoted attendance at the upcoming July 4th Salute to America, promising a grand fireworks display and a critically important speech on the National Mall. The article touches on his history of contesting crowd size measurements, especially after his 2017 inauguration, and mentions the broader context of the celebrations marking the nation’s milestone anniversary.
President Donald Trump boasted that at least 45,000 people attended his kickoff celebration for the Great American State Fair on Wednesday night, one of many events put on by his Freedom 250 group to mark America’s 250th birthday.
“The Crowd was incredible last night, packed to the brim — At least 45,000 people were there, with a huge Television and online audience,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I wish we were able to have an even larger area, which we will be able to do on July 4th when I’ll be speaking again. The airplane flyovers and music were fantastic. Everybody stayed right until the end of my Speech because they loved hearing about a truly successful America.”
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Neither Freedom 250 nor the National Park Service provided the Washington Examiner with their own crowd size estimates.
Trump asked Freedom 250 to put on the event after multiple musical acts, who said they didn’t know Freedom 250 was aligned with Trump, pulled out of a separate planned concert series.
Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan are the only original artists who remain committed to the concert series after the departure of the likes of Bret Michaels and Martina McBride.
“As the visionary behind the Great American State Fair, we are excited to announce that President Trump will personally kick off this historic celebration on Wednesday, June 24 in an opening ceremony celebrating America’s 250th birthday,” Freedom 250 spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez told the Washington Examiner earlier this month. “This has never been about performers or celebrities. The spotlight belongs to the United States of America and not to any individual artist.”
Crowd size has always been a sore spot for Trump after his 2017 inauguration crowd size was compared unfavorably to that of former President Barack Obama‘s in 2009.
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During his speech Wednesday, Trump also encouraged people to attend his July 4 Salute to America rally next week, another Freedom 250 event.
“July 4 we will have the greatest show of all on the National Mall,” he said. “Your favorite president will be speaking, so please show up. If we have to empty seats, the fake news will say, he didn’t fill out the arena. I will be proudly speaking as we ring in our 250th year with the largest fireworks display in world history, 10 times larger than any that we’ve ever done in Washington or in the United States.”
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