Officials from Oregon, Washington, Massachusetts and North Carolina told CNN they declined an invitation from the Trump administration to showcase their states at the giant fairgrounds being built on the National Mall. Pennsylvania has yet to decide whether it will participate.

While officials said their states’ decisions were largely due to costs, a spokesperson for Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, pointed to concerns about the partisan nature of the event, set to open June 25 and last about two weeks.

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    Why would any state want to foot the bill for a traveling clown show whose history is “breaking everything”

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    According to a spokesperson for the states “man, fuck this hootenanny-ass cornball shit. We’re not tryna give Cletus no blue ribbon for most fuckable sheep. Fuck outta here. Deep fry my own snickers bar, shit.”