Trump's Threatens to Move GOP Convention
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On Monday, President Trump threatened to move the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina, accusing North Carolina’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, of being in a “shutdown mood.” While left-leaning articles highlight Trump’s pattern of pressuring other Democratic-led states to reopen, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump gave Cooper a week to decide if North Carolina can hold the Convention.
The Washington Post published a left-leaning article highlighting that the threat signaling out a Democratic governor who has followed federal guidelines echoes Trump’s pressure on other Democratic-led states to reopen. The article notes that North Carolina is a political trifecta crucial to the GOP’s chances of holding the presidency, as its Republican senator is locked in a tight race with a Democrat, and its governor edged out a GOP incumbent in the same year Trump won North Carolina by four percentage points.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Cooper responded to the president’s comments, stating that “it’s OK for political conventions to be political, but pandemic response cannot be.” In an appearance on Fox News, Vice President Pence said the administration might look to states that are further along in their reopening, like Texas, Florida or Georgia, setting off a flurry of tweets and statements by governors advocating for the Convention to be held in their state instead.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that President Trump warned on Tuesday that North Carolina’s governor has “a week” to figure out if the Republican National Convention can be held in Charlotte. Cooper emphasized that more discussions with the RNC will take place this week and next week, adding that “we have to put the health and safety of North Carolinians as the guiding star in this process.”
From the right
Trump warns North Carolina governor the clock's ticking on a GOP convention guarantee
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