Seven Trump State Fair Attendees Required Advanced Life Support Amid Scorching Heat: Report [View all]
Source: MEDIAite
Jul 3rd, 2026, 7:22 pm
CNN’s Brian Todd reported on Friday that seven attendees of President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair required advanced life support, most likely after suffering heat-related ailments.
Organizers temporarily suspended the Freedom 250 festivities Friday afternoon as dangerous heat engulfed the National Mall, urging attendees over loudspeakers to leave the fairgrounds until around 5 p.m. Reporting live from the event, CNN’s Derek Van Dam said temperatures reached 99 degrees with a heat index of 111, calling it “very likely” the hottest Fourth of July celebration Washington, D.C., has ever experienced. Van Dam reported seeing emergency personnel treating heat-stricken attendees, said water refill stations had run dry, and measured ground temperatures at 135 degrees, as visitors crowded into the limited shade available.
Speaking with CNN’s Abby Phillip later on Friday, after the fair had reopened, Todd said, “Despite this pounding, oppressive heat, [guests] came back at about five o’clock EST to get back into the fair.”
He continued, gesturing toward the water visible behind him, “This is a unit of the D.C. Fire Department called ‘Fan Team One,’ and basically, this is what they’re doing. This is a large fan surrounded by about ten nozzles of water, and people are just standing under this, just getting sprayed and doused.”
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For those asking - yes they apparently reopened after 5 pm EDT with more water stations and fans/misters.
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