Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the state of Florida, Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will be canceling his Republican National Convention acceptance speech in Jacksonville next month.
“I looked at my team and I said the timing for this event is not right. It’s just not right,” Trump said at the White House. “To have a big convention, it’s not the right time.”
“There’s nothing more important in our country than keeping our people safe,” Trump said.
He said he would still deliver a convention speech but in a “different form.”
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“I think we’re going to do it well,” he said of the modified plans to convene rallies online.
Trump has had one rally since the pandemic hit the country and it was not a success. Now, he’s getting trolled on Twitter after his announcement that he canceled the RNC convention.
Like, literally walked away from NC other than first night because Cooper wouldn't promise him no social distancing. Forced them to go to Jacksonville. They've spent time and money on this.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 23, 2020
So Trump cancels the GOP convention due to health risks from the coronavirus, then immediately pivots to why kids need to go back to schools
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) July 23, 2020
Doesn't exactly scream "this is going well" when you have to cancel the convention portion you moved to another state because the other state wasn't loose enough with its standards.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 23, 2020
Move comes after Q poll showed 59% disapproval in Florida over his handling of the virus and said he was down 51-38 to Biden in race in the state. https://t.co/ywxPvMlAzt
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 23, 2020
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