Trump Considering White House as Venue for GOP Convention Speech  

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We ran the numbers: There are 2916 news articles covering this topic. 21% (612) are left leaning, 40% (1171) center, 39% (1133) right leaning.

On Wednesday, President Trump said he is considering delivering his GOP nomination acceptance speech from the White House later this month. While left-leaning articles highlight that the decision to hold the speech from the White House would represent another break in rules by the president, right-leaning articles highlight that discussions come as convention details remain in flux.

 

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the decision to stage the most high-profile political event of Trump’s reelection campaign at the White House would be the latest break by Trump in presidential norms. The article notes that Kedric L. Payne, senior director of ethics at the Campaign Legal Center, said a political speech at the White House would “become another example of the president exposing gaps in the law that must be closed.”

 

A centrist article by The Hill reports that Trump said it would be the easiest from the standpoint of security, going on to say he would “probably” deliver the speech live from the White House but said the choice was not final. Senator John Thune questioned the legality of such a move, suggesting there could be potential Hatch Act violations with staging the event on White House grounds.

 

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that discussions come as convention details remain in flux, as the Trump campaign and the RNC dramatically downscaled the convention last month by canceling planned celebratory events in Jacksonville, Florida. However, the source stressed to Fox News that the White House location is just one of several they are considering.

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