President Trump said Thursday that he would cancel the GOP convention events in Jacksonville, Fla., in August, saying it wasn’t the right time due to…
President Trump said Thursday that he would cancel the GOP convention events in Jacksonville, Fla., 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 business would still take place in Charlotte, N. C., but didn’t offer further details on the plans for his speech.
The decision marks a striking reversal for the president, who has pressed for months to have a full-scale nominating convention amid the coronavirus pandemic.
