Republican National Convention
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White blasted calls from Democrats to defund the police during a time of uncertainty and gave an emphatic defense of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. “Before the pandemic, President Trump built the greatest economy in our nation’s history and created opportunities for all Americans like no one before him,” […]
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) delivered a personal speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, touching on his experience during his third tour as a Navy Seal in Afghanistan while praising America as a "country of heroes" he is seeing daily amid the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing civil unrest. "Here’s the truth about America: we […]
President Trump was officially nominated as the GOP’s presidential candidate for a second term during a scaled back in-person roll call vote in Charlotte, North Carolina. "This is the most important election in the history of our country," Trump said during a surprise appearance at the Charlotte Convention Center. "This is the biggest. Our country can […]
President Trump announced Monday he plans to deliver his acceptance speech during the Republican National Convention (RNC) from either one of two locations — the White House or the battlefield at Gettysburg. "We have narrowed the Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, to be delivered on the final night of the Convention (Thursday), to two locations - The Great […]
President Trump on Wednesday said he’ll “probably” deliver his speech accepting the Republican nomination live from the White House. “I’ll probably do mine live from the White House,” Trump said during a “Fox & Friends” interview Wednesday morning. “If for some reason somebody had difficulty with it, I would — I could, you know, go […]
President Trump on Thursday announced that he is canceling next month's Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, citing the importance of "keep our people safe" due to the recent spike of coronavirus cases in the sunshine state. "I told my team it’s time to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida, component of the GOP convention," Trump said […]
At least five Republican senators will not attend the Republican National Convention next month in Jacksonville, Florida, citing their own reelection campaign, concerns about Florida latest surge in coronavirus cases, or personal reasons for making other plans in late August. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) became the first senator on Monday to announce that he will […]
Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) said the requirements from the Trump campaign to require attendees to sign a medical waiver for the upcoming Tulsa rally on Saturday is a “pretty good clue” that President Trump shouldn’t be holding a large-scale rally. "The president, on the other hand, obviously is desperate and worried about the upcoming election […]
President Trump said the GOP is now “forced” to find a new state to host the 2020 Republican National Convention after North Carolina refused to “guarantee” full occupancies of the arena due to the coronavirus. “Had long planned to have the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, a place I love. Now, @NC_Governor Roy […]
President Trump has clinched the Republican Party nomination, surpassing the necessary delegate threshold after victories in the Illinois and Florida GOP primaries Tuesday night. Trump entered Tuesday night with 1,141 delegates, needing only 135 more delegates to secure the nomination. Having only token opposition from irrelevant GOP rivals, Trump passed the delegate threshold of 1,276 […]
