President Trump said that he would Cancel the GOP Convention Events in Jacksonville, FL in August, saying it wasn’t the Right Time due to the coronavirus. “I told my team it's time to cancel the Jacksonville component of the GOP convention,” Trump told Reporters at a News Conference at the White House. “I’ll still do a convention speech in a different form, but we won’t do a big crowded convention per se. It’s just not the right time for that."
Trump cited Safety concerns as driving his Decision. The President said the Official Nomination and Party Business would still take Place in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) Convention was initially Scheduled to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, but moved the Major Celebratory Events, including Trump’s Speech Formally Accepting the Party's Nomination, to Jacksonville after the President objected to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) insistence that the Event be Scaled down and Demanded Mask and Social Distancing.
“I looked at my team and I said, the timing for this event is not right. It’s just not right with what’s happened recently, the flareup in Florida, to have a big convention, it’s not the right time,” Trump told Reporters. “For me, I have to protect the American people.”
The Convention Plans have been Shrouded in Uncertainty as a Result of the Pandemic and the abrupt Decision to move many of the High-Profile Events to Jacksonville. Trump Acknowledged earlier this month that Republicans were “flexible with their plans,” while a Handful of GOP Senators said they weren’t Planning to Attend the Convention and others Expressed Hesitation.
Just last week, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, informed Members that the Party would Limit the Attendees to only Regular Delegates for the First Three Days, Capping the Crowd at roughly 2,500 People.
The Crowd for Trump’s Speech was expected to be Capped at roughly 6,000 to 7,000 People.
Trump largely Downplayed Surges in COVID-19 Cases until this week, when, facing Growing Disapproval for his handling of the Virus, he Warned that the Pandemic was likely to “get worse before it gets better.”
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