Republican officials push to host convention after Trump threatens to move it from North Carolina
Several Republican officials are pitching their states as possible venues for the upcoming Republican National Convention after President Donald Trump threatened to move it out of North Carolina.
US President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Committee winter meeting at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC on February 1, 2018.Several Republican officials are pitching their states as possible venues for the upcoming Republican National Convention after President Donald Trump suggested moving it out of North Carolina over coronavirus-related social restrictions., which is set for the week of Aug.
But Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, said the plan to reopen the city does not jibe with Kemp's desire to host the RNC. Upon speculation of where the convention might be moved, Joe Gruters, the chair of the Florida Republican Party, told NBC News that it "would welcome the opportunity to host the Republican National Convention."
Trump has reportedly asked several aides about having the GOP convention in Florida, The New York Times. In a Monday tweet, though, Trump denied the report and struck one Florida location from consideration – his own Doral resort.
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