Polls showed the convention broadly unpopular among Jacksonville and Florida residents amid a worsening outbreak in the state.
on Thursday that he instructed his team to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida, portion of the Republican convention amid the a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the state.... [+]"I told my team it's time to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida, component of the GOP convention,” Trump said.
Trump claimed his advisors urged him to go forward with the convention, insisting there was “incredible enthusiasm” for the event and that it could be executed “safely and responsibly,” but that he said “the timing for this event is not right,” with the worsening outbreak in the state. “For me, I have to protect the American people. That’s what I’ve always done, that’s what I always will do, that’s what I’m about,” Trump declared.
Trump stated that the first day of the convention in Charlotte, North Carolina–which will feature his nomination–is set to go forward as planned. Asked later why he is canceling the convention, Trump said “I would just say safety. Just safety. I could see the media saying ‘oh this is very unsafe.’"the marquee events of the convention from Charlotte to Jacksonville in June over disagreements with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper about coronavirus mitigation measures. But Florida has since become one of the epicenters of the latest wave of the U.S. outbreak of coronavirus.
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