Chip Somodevilla/Getty Trump is looking to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina after officials refuse to confirm if the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions, even amid the coronavirus pandemic.
According to CNN, despite Trump’s temper tantrum, contractually, some formal part of the convention has to be held in Charlotte, however, other performative parts, such as the speech by Trump, could happen in another location.
The Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina,is seen on November 13,2019 and will be the site of the 2020 Republican National Convention.
Time notes that there have been tense conversations between Trump and Cooper, with Trump demanding a business-as-usual event with a packed arena and no face coverings, even as the future amid the coronavirus pandemic is still uncertain.
“We think it is unlikely that we would be to the point at the end of August to be able to have a jam-packed 19,000-person convention in the Spectrum arena,” Cooper said.
