Trump considering giving RNC acceptance speech from White House

WASHINGTON — It looks like President Donald Trump might accept his renomination later this month from the South Lawn of the White House.

Wednesday morning, the Washington Post reported RNC organizations are looking at several locations as well as the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C.

Plans for his acceptance speech have been in flux since the RNC moved the acceptance speech out of Charlotte to Jacksonville and then, out of Jacksonville because of COVID-19 concerns.

The RNC is scheduled the week of Aug. 24 with the president’s speech on the 27th.

Organizers said they are planning for surprises each night of the RNC.

Channel 9 spoke to Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles last week, who said she has not heard of any updates. She said the city is prepared to host 300 people for committee meetings during the convention.

This comes after a spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention said the vote to renominate Trump was set to be conducted in private in Charlotte, without members of the news media present.

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Days after, an official with the RNC contradicted the assessment saying no final decision has been made.

The official was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The spokeswoman for the convention cited the coronavirus for restricting press coverage of the Aug. 24 vote in Charlotte, North Carolina.

However, an official with the Republican National Committee is contradicting that assessment, saying no final decision has been made.

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The official was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The spokeswoman for the convention cited the coronavirus for restricting press coverage of the Aug. 24 vote in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Nominating conventions are traditionally meant to be media bonanzas, as political parties seek to leverage the attention the events draw to spread their message to as many voters as possible.

If the GOP decision stands, it will mark the first party nominating convention in modern history to be closed to reporters.

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