Defying precedent, Trump says he will give Republican convention speech from the White House lawn
Aug 14, 2020, 06:52 IST
- President Trump told the New York Post on Thursday that he would likely give his Republican National Convention speech from the White House lawn.
- "I'll probably be giving my speech at the White House because it is a great place. It's a place that makes me feel good, it makes the country feel good," he told the tabloid.
- "We'd do it possibly outside on one of the lawns," Trump said.
- Presidents typically avoid conflating their official capacities with their electoral campaigns, a tradition repeatedly flouted by Trump.
- Trump previously floated giving his acceptance speech at the Great Battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- The Republican National Convention was planned for Charlotte, North Carolina, but some events were moved to Jacksonville, Florida, over disagreements about capacity and social distancing with the governor.
- The Jacksonville plan was nixed due to the coronavirus pandemic; scaled-down events will happen in Charlotte and there will be a live stream. The event will take place from August 21 to August 24.
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