This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/05/trump-republican-national-convention-speech-white-house-south-lawn
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Trump considering White House South Lawn for Republican convention speech | Trump considering White House South Lawn for Republican convention speech |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Trump made remark on Fox & Friends but move would further blur line between presidential business and campaign | Trump made remark on Fox & Friends but move would further blur line between presidential business and campaign |
| Donald Trump said he is considering delivering his Republican national convention speech from the White House South Lawn in a Wednesday morning interview with Fox & Friends. | Donald Trump said he is considering delivering his Republican national convention speech from the White House South Lawn in a Wednesday morning interview with Fox & Friends. |
| Such a move would further blur the line between official presidential business and campaign events – something Trump has done more than recent US presidents. | Such a move would further blur the line between official presidential business and campaign events – something Trump has done more than recent US presidents. |
| “We’re thinking about it,” Trump said, speaking on Fox & Friends. “It would be the easiest from the standpoint of security.” | “We’re thinking about it,” Trump said, speaking on Fox & Friends. “It would be the easiest from the standpoint of security.” |
| The convention was initially set for Charlotte, North Carolina, but party leaders downscaled the event because of concerns about coronavirus. The city will still play host to a smaller gathering of Republican delegates to hold the meetings necessary to officially nominate Trump as the party’s candidate in the November presidential election. | The convention was initially set for Charlotte, North Carolina, but party leaders downscaled the event because of concerns about coronavirus. The city will still play host to a smaller gathering of Republican delegates to hold the meetings necessary to officially nominate Trump as the party’s candidate in the November presidential election. |
| Three more days of speeches and other events are set to take place, though Republicans have not announced where those will take place. | Three more days of speeches and other events are set to take place, though Republicans have not announced where those will take place. |
| After the Charlotte meeting was stripped down, Trump was set to deliver his acceptance speech in Jacksonville, Florida. That plan was abruptly abandoned in late July, as coronavirus cases surged across the state. | After the Charlotte meeting was stripped down, Trump was set to deliver his acceptance speech in Jacksonville, Florida. That plan was abruptly abandoned in late July, as coronavirus cases surged across the state. |
| Trump said the White House lawn was a “beautiful setting” and was the “easiest alternative”. | |
| The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from using government property for political purposes, but the president and vice-president are exempt from those restrictions. | The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from using government property for political purposes, but the president and vice-president are exempt from those restrictions. |
| Other government employees involved with putting on the event would, however, be vulnerable to violating the act. | Other government employees involved with putting on the event would, however, be vulnerable to violating the act. |
| An anonymous source familiar with the discussions told the Washington Post the Trump International hotel in DC was also under consideration as a venue. | An anonymous source familiar with the discussions told the Washington Post the Trump International hotel in DC was also under consideration as a venue. |
| Democrats will run their programming from a convention center in Milwaukee and are also set to hold some events and speeches from other parts of the country. | Democrats will run their programming from a convention center in Milwaukee and are also set to hold some events and speeches from other parts of the country. |
| Trump claimed in his interview with Fox News on Wednesday that the US would “probably be in very good shape” in terms of the pandemic by polling day on 3 November. | Trump claimed in his interview with Fox News on Wednesday that the US would “probably be in very good shape” in terms of the pandemic by polling day on 3 November. |
| The US is an international hotspot for the disease, struggling to contain its spread. At least 1,358 deaths and 53,304 new coronavirus cases were reported on Tuesday – the numbers rising back up after a few days of falling. | The US is an international hotspot for the disease, struggling to contain its spread. At least 1,358 deaths and 53,304 new coronavirus cases were reported on Tuesday – the numbers rising back up after a few days of falling. |