Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” being held on the Mall in Washington, DC, is off to a ragged start with supporters of the president walking out on him as he was still speaking at an opening rally Wednesday night.

As NBC News reported, hours after the president got into a shouting match with Republicans in a closed-door meeting, he attended the opening ceremonies and told fans, “As you know very well, a short time ago we were a dead country. We were dead. Now we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world. We’re respected by everybody. Nobody’s laughing at us anymore.”

The report also noted that the president drew a sparse crowd estimated at slightly more than 1,000 MAGA fans and curious onlookers, with some unimpressed with what they found at the Fair, which has been troubled by finding entertainers willing to perform.

According to the report, “More than one attendee expressed disappointment after walking into a stand advertising beer and being informed no alcohol was available.”

That might explain the exodus of a substantial number of attendees who were filmed streaming out, many wearing MAGA hats, while the president could still be heard speaking in the background, which was posted to social media.

Adding to the desultory affair, FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend, singer Alexis Wilkins, reportedly butchered the opening Star-Spangled Banner, with one critic observing, “She sounds like A DEAD CAT!!!!!"