IRS rules prevented Randolph Fair from hosting Trump rally, board says

A crowd gathers for a Trump rally in New Jersey. Photo by David Todd McCarty

IRS rules prevented Randolph Fair from hosting Trump rally, board says

- Ben Wolford

The Randolph Fair Board said it was “absolutely prohibited” from accepting a request from Donald Trump’s campaign to hold a political rally at the fairgrounds.

On Saturday, the Portage County Agricultural Society Board of Directors — known colloquially as the fair board — released its first statement since news of the proposed rally came to light.

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