Trump calls off Florida segment of Republican National Convention

Thu, 23 Jul, 2020 - 23:32

Associated Press Reporter

US president Donald Trump’s hopes to salvage a four-night celebration for his reelection campaign have been thwarted by spiking coronavirus cases, with the president announcing that he was calling off the public events of the Republican National Convention scheduled to be held in Florida.

Mr Trump had already moved the convention from North Carolina and dramatically scaled back its programming and attendance in Jacksonville in an effort to keep it on track.