Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBrendan RasciusMonday 29 June 2026 16:55 BSTJoe Biden calls Trump a 'loser' over Reflecting Pool problemsThe Great American State Fair, a weekslong event commemorating America's 250th anniversary, has been plagued by a series of setbacks.Prior to its opening, several musical acts and multiple blue states withdrew from participation, with some citing political associations and others cost concerns.After launching, the fair encountered problems such as nearly empty state booths, a power outage that reportedly caused frozen food to melt, and a temporary postponement due to severe weather.The event drew widespread mockery online after a billboard announcing its weather-related closure displayed a prominent typo, spelling "Freedom" as "Freeedom."Some commenters offered their theories on what the third “e” in freedom stood for. “The extra 'e' in Freeedom just shows how much more patriotic they are than you,” one X user wrote. Another quipped: “The extra E is for Epstein.”In full‘The extra E is for Epstein’: Social media roasts Trump team for typo in state fair billboardThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in