Renomination of Donald Trump for president to be held in private

If the Republican party’s decision stands, it will mark the first nominating convention in modern history to be closed to reporters.

President Trump called off the public components of the convention in Florida last month, citing rising cases of coronavirus across the country. Photo: AP

The vote to renominate Donald Trump for US president is to be held in private later this month, without members of the press present, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention said.

While Mr Trump called off the public components of the convention in Florida last month, citing rising cases of coronavirus across the country, 336 delegates were scheduled to gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 24 to formally vote to make him the Republican party’s standard-bearer once more.