The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence kicked off on Thursday in Washington, D.C., but a few Democratic states say they will not send an official delegation to the Great American State Fair.
Various state officials offered several reasons as to why they were refusing to participate, and some did not give any rationale at all.
‘Frankly, you’ll never see anything like it, and you’ll never see anything like it again.’
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According to Freedom 250, which is organizing the event, all 50 states and six territories will be represented at the fair. However, some states that have declined official participation cited cost as the reason.
Here are the states that have refused to participate officially, per Newsweek:
ConnecticutIllinoisMaine Massachusetts North Carolina Oregon Rhode Island Vermont Washington
Hawaii
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