President Donald Trump made good on his threat to withdraw the Republican National Convention (RNC) from Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday night if North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) did not guarantee that the convention space could be filled at full capacity despite COVID-19.
Itās really unfortunate but the Dem governor is going to take a lot of heat for this as itās going to be seen as losing economic potential. Now, we know thatās not true: more often than not, these conventions donāt garner much money for the area after everything is said and done. But, Iām pretty sure the narrative is going to be spun that Gov. Cooper lost the State money.
ETA: Iāve heard that FL is trying their damnedest to hide the fact that COVID-19 deaths are spiking. Good luck to Rethugs who want to go into that hotspot.
Thatās going to depend on what sort of demonstrations appear at the convention wherever it is held. Could be heās praised for ādodging a bulletā. Weāll see.
If the stories Iāve heard about republican conventions are true, the only people really upset about this are the hookers and āpool boysā.
Republicans in general are tightwads and lousy tippers - except for those two demographics.
True, but think of the money he saved just by avoiding the inevitable rioting and looting that will follow the RNC Coronafest wherever it scurries off to.
God, what a marketing genius this guy is, you really have to acknowledge it. Instead of having a North Carolina convention amid mitigation measures that would remind people of that whatchamacallit, the pandemic, he totally upends everything and at something past the last minute will be in another state where all the coverage will say this was supposed to be in Charlotte but Trump didnāt like the mitigation measures so itās here. Brilliance!
The Donald is withdrawing because heās threatened Convention Interruptus. Iām sure NC appreciates it.
That said, Georgia, Texas or Florida wonāt mind getting screwed over by tRump by having his convention there. Iām sure the governors of those states have no problem with him not paying his bills there either.