BREAKING: Trump Makes Major Announcement About RNC Convention
By: Katie Pavlich
It was the right thing to do and as usual the President does the right thing. It will be interesting to see what they decide to replace it with.
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Source: (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
President Trump announced from the White House Thursday afternoon the in-person RNC convention in Jacksonville has been canceled. Small events in Charlotte, with delegates only, will move forward in addition to virtual events.
"To have a big convention, it’s not the right time," Trump said. "I told my team it’s time to cancel the Jacksonville component.”
"I'll still do a convention speech in a different form. But we won't do a big crowded convention, per se," he continued. "I looked at my team and I said the timing for this event is not right. It's just not right with what's been happening...I said there's nothing more important in our country than keeping our people safe, whether it's from the China virus or the radical left mob."
The President spoke with local officials, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, members of the White House Wuhan coronavirus task force and his political team before making a decision.
"We'll have a very nice something, we'll figure it out...I think it will be something exciting but nothing like having 25,000 people," Trump said. "Safety...we have to set the example."
The announcement comes after the Republican National Committee moved the convention from Charlotte, North Carolina to Jacksonville in June because of ongoing reopening restrictions.
This is a developing story, stay tunes for details. This post has been updated with additional information.
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"About face!"
Butt, I thought Covid-19 would disappear by then?
Trump's gop is too damn virulent to be in an arena!
That statement should have come from the RNC not from a Presidential briefing.
What different does it make...news is news.
A gop convention might have breathed life into Trump's moribund losing efforts at reelection.
He's doing fine...starting to listen more to his advisors, which is good.
The real disaster will happen to the Democrats is when Trump and Biden appear on the same stage or in a studio to do the debates...socially spaced of course.
No need for an audience or partisan noise from the peanut gallery. Just well chosen and non biased moderators.
No teleprompters or ear buds for Biden to keep him from cheating.
“The timing for this event is not right, it’s just not right,”
Translation - Why bother, I know I won't get elected anyway. This way I can go golf instead.
Keep wishing upon that star! Trump's not a quitter, but Biden isn't known for being a leader or one to inspire people to the greater good.
Joe doesn't have plan or a clue as to how to handle the current messes the Democrats got us into.