Fetterman, McCormick partner to represent Pennsylvania at Great American State Fair

WASHINGTON (WHP) — Pennsylvania has been a no show at the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., but the state’s senators said they’re teaming up to change that.

Senators Dave McCormick and John Fetterman said Saturday they have partnered with several state organizations to represent Pennsylvania at the fair.

“Pennsylvania is where America’s story began, and there was no way we were going to let the commonwealth go unrepresented during our nation’s 250th birthday celebration,” McCormick said in a release.

All 50 states are supposed to be represented at the event, but around 10 Democrat-led states said they will not officially participate.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro told The New Republic that he believes the fair isn’t truly a celebration of American history, but rather a politicized and Trump-centric event.

Several artists who were supposed to perform during the fair have also dropped out due to similar concerns.

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McCormick and Fetterman will partner with the PA Chamber of Business and Industry, PennAg Industries Association, the PA Farm Bureau, the National Federation of Independent Business, the PA Manufacturers’ Association, and The Manufacturer & Business Association.

“We discovered our commonwealth wasn’t participating in the Great American State Fair on the National Mall and we should be,” Fetterman said. “We are now making sure Pennsylvania’s booth will highlight the commonwealth’s agriculture dominance, our businesses and what makes PA a truly awesome and historic place.”

Fetterman said Pennsylvania’s role in the history of the U.S. is “important and bipartisan.”

A spokesperson from Freedom 250, a group created by the White House that is organizing the event, said it’s “inherently nonpolitical.”

The event started Thursday and will continue through July 10. You can find more information here.