Trump's State Fair beset with another setback as power outage triggers ice cream meltdown

[cbabe]

https://www.rawstory.com/great-american-state-fair-2677112406/

Trump's State Fair beset with another setback as power outage triggers ice cream meltdown

Daniel Hampton
June 26, 2026 6:50AM ET

The first day of President Donald Trump's "Great American State Fair" did not go to plan, after a power outage knocked out the food hall on the National Mall, according to The Daily Beast.

The Thursday blackout left dessert vendors watching their stock melt, Fox 5 DC reporter Homa Bash reported on X, writing that the hall still had food but that all of its ice cream had melted. Stuffed pretzel rolls priced between $12.48 and $24.96 were also affected, USA Today reported, with workers saying it took about 30 minutes to reheat them once power returned.

The Beast reported that opening-day options included a $23 turkey leg, a $20 smash cheeseburger, a $20 western sausage and a $9 lemonade.

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[GCG]

1. WTF???

Who came up with the prices...it's not a fucking professional sports game?!

[PatSeg]

7. That is insane

[obamanut2012]

2. Good lord, those are higher than Disney and Universal prices

[hookaleft]

3. WTF??

It is demonstrative of his presidency. "I will take turkey leg prices down on day one". lol

[Goonch]

4. ;-{) THIS

[yardwork]

5. Not the ice cream!!!!

[Bluetus]

6. Nothing says "I understand your affordability concerns" like $24 pretzels

[Wicked Blue]

8. I thought Emperor T-rump was the only one allowed to have meltdowns nt

[Hugin]

9. Overloaded the power strip, eh?

If only there were people who could be paid (in advance) to do the little things of putting these events together. Like planners or something.



Pathetic.

[dweller]

10. Yuuuuge crowds

✌🏻

[yellowcanine]

11. The mall looks like a fucking traveling carnival!