(Washington) Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was planning to deliver his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on November 3 from the White House, breaking a long tradition.
Posted on August 5 2020 at 08 h 18
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“We think about it, it would be the easiest for the security”, he declared on the Fox News channel.
Donald Trump was initially scheduled to formally take on the role of Republican Party candidate at a large activist rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on 27 August.
Pandemic forces, he had to give up this high mass, the official kick-off of the electoral campaign, and an attempt to move the Republican convention to Florida.
In the United States, presidents running for a second term must distinguish their official activities, financed by state funds, from their activities as a candidate. Delivering the inauguration speech from the White House risks blurring that line.
But the Republican billionaire, who already regularly uses the presidential platform to attack his Democratic rival Joe Biden, highlighted the logistical advantages of this option.
“This is a very big operation, we are thinking of organizing it from the White House because there is no movement, it will be simple”, he argued. “And it's a great setting. “
“It is also, by far, the cheapest option,” he said, while insisting that the decision has not yet been made. “If for some reason anyone has a problem with this, I could go elsewhere. “
The new coronavirus, which has killed more than 156 000 in the United States, completely upset the electoral campaign, making any electoral rally impossible. Democrats are gearing up for an almost entirely virtual convention from 17 to 20 August in Milwaukee in Wisconsin.
