ADADTrump has been determined, Republicans in contact with him say, to hold a large-scale convention without an audience filled with masked people. “We are still waiting for a plan from the RNC, but our office will work with state health officials to review the letter and share a response tomorrow,” she said. The governor is, like Trump, on the ballot in November and his decision is likely to reverberate in his tightly contested state. “In every area, Trump has ignored experts, and now he’s more concerned about packing 50,000 people in a stadium without listening to health officials,” she said. While Trump has agitated against North Carolina officials on Twitter and threatened to move the convention, party officials have remained in touch with Cooper and others in Charlotte to try to keep the event in the Tar Heel State — while also beginning to scout backup options.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2020 01:25 UTC