President Trump holds press briefing on coronavirus, as U.S. hits 4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases.
the Jacksonville portion of the Republican National Convention that had been planned next month because of the coronavirus pandemic, a major setback in his effort to energize his struggling bid for reelection.
Trump said convention delegates will still gather in North Carolina and formally nominate him for reelection. Trump said he would announce new plans in coming days. Republican officials announced last month that Trump would move the highest-profile speeches of the Republican National Convention to Jacksonville from Charlotte, North Carolina, after the state's Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, imposed a shelter-in-place order that could have severely limited the large, made-for-television event Trump wanted.
Trump addressed reporters for the third time in as many days after abruptly announcing he would restart daily briefings on the virus that were suspended in April. Trump has used the high-profile sessions to tout efforts to spur vaccine production, encourage the wearing of face masks and warnPublic health officials reported Thursday that 4 million people in the U.S. had been infected with the virus and experts believe the number of cases is actually much higher.
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