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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(139,066 posts)
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:57 PM 20 hrs ago

Trump's Freedom 250 stage falls apart while dancers rehearse on it

A portion of the main stage built for President Donald Trump’s upcoming July 4th Freedom 250 celebration collapsed during a rehearsal session, nearly striking a performer.

Footage circulating on social media shows a group of dancers rehearsing their routine to music, then abruptly stop as a piece of the overhead structure breaks off from the top and falls onto the stage below.

As reported by @AaronParnas on X, the dancers managed to move out of the path of the falling debris, and no injuries were reported during the incident.

The mishap follows weeks of complaints about the multi-day state fair, which attendees and critics have labeled a mess. The fair has faced persistent issues with delayed infrastructure, low attendance and poor organization from the start. Video and photos from the fair show lightly populated crowds, which have reportedly angered the president.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/trump-s-freedom-250-stage-falls-apart-while-dancers-rehearse-on-it/ar-AA275min

Just the standard Trump shoddy workmanship.

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Trump's Freedom 250 stage falls apart while dancers rehearse on it (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 20 hrs ago OP
The work of more vandals, no doubt. Jim__ 19 hrs ago #1
makes the Fyre Festival look competently run DBoon 19 hrs ago #2
WOW. Darkly comic, but could have been a tragedy. eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #3
Why can't they save these "surprises" for the main event? nt newdeal2 17 hrs ago #5
Could there have been a $!4 million no-bid contract behind the stage? Just wonderin, y'know ... struggle4progress 17 hrs ago #4
Considering Kraznov's MO. ChazInAz 5 hrs ago #8
You can see the thing on EarthCam. It's got garish pink-purple lighting on it... Princess Turandot 17 hrs ago #6
emblematic of this administration.... Cadfael 16 hrs ago #7
I've seen bar fights more organized than this debacle. BobTheSubgenius 4 hrs ago #9
Freedumb Fail 250 BattleRow 3 hrs ago #10
A perfect metaphor for Trump's July 4th. Martin68 3 hrs ago #11

eppur_se_muova

(42,938 posts)
3. WOW. Darkly comic, but could have been a tragedy.
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 10:56 PM
18 hrs ago

Hardly the first tragedy brought into this world by Trmp's actions.

Princess Turandot

(4,940 posts)
6. You can see the thing on EarthCam. It's got garish pink-purple lighting on it...
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 11:36 PM
17 hrs ago

..which is making the reflecting pool look pink as well. (Personally, I prefer the algae.)

If for some reason the cam doesn't switch to a current night view, click the 'LIVE' button on the lower left.

https://www.earthcam.com/usa/dc/washingtonmonument/?cam=wamo

BobTheSubgenius

(12,280 posts)
9. I've seen bar fights more organized than this debacle.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:01 PM
4 hrs ago

Two adjoining state displays each consisted entirely of 2 armchairs and a poster. One of the Carolinas (S, I believe) displayed the Stars and Bars.

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