Donald Trump made an unscheduled appearance on the first day of the sharply scaled-back Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday. "The only way they can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election," Trump said. One of Trump's closest advisers, Kellyanne Conway, said she would leave the White House to focus on her family. While his acceptance speech will not come until Thursday, when he will address the party from the White House, Trump plans to appear each night, and several members of his family will deliver prime-time speeches. Trump will accept his party's nomination on Thursday night before a crowd on the White House South Lawn.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 24, 2020 21:12 UTC