Trump Says GOP ‘Forced’ to Move Republican National Convention out of North Carolina
After pushing for the North Carolina governor to allow the Republican National Convention to continue in the state at full capacity, President Donald Trump is saying the Republican Party is being “forced” to move the…
After pushing for the North Carolina governor to allow the Republican National Convention to continue in the state at full capacity, President Donald Trump is saying the Republican Party is being “forced” to move the convention elsewhere.
In a tweet on Tuesday night, the president wrote, “Had long planned to have the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, a place I love.”
He went on to suggest North Caroline Gov. Roy Cooper (D) refuses “to guarantee that we can have use of the Spectrum Arena.”
“Would have showcased beautiful North Carolina to the World, and brought in hundreds of millions of dollars, and jobs, for the State,” Trump tweeted, before adding, “Because of , we are now forced to seek another State to host the 2020 Republican National Convention.”
Trump previously threatened to move the convention elsewhere if the state did not allow the convention to proceed without coronavirus restrictions.
Trump’s remarks followed Cooper’s on Tuesday where the governor wrote a letter to Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, as IJR reported