(Bloomberg) -- President
Donald Trump said that the
Republican National Convention would go forward as planned this August even as the coronavirus has caused the cancellation of large-scale events all across the U.S.The
Democrats are scheduled to hold their convention, in Milwaukee from July 13 to 16. The Republican convention is to be held from Aug. 24 to 27, and the president told
Sean Hannity on
Fox News Thursday night that “We’re quite a bit later than them, which I think is good.”Trump said there was “no way” he would cancel the convention. “It’s going to be incredible.”He added that by the end of August “we’re going to be in a great space,” though he did not specify why he thought that. He said that he might have a rally in Milwaukee. His campaign has not held any rallies because of the virus.The
Democratic National Committee has been looking at contingency options for its party gathering amid a growing concern that the coronavirus crisis will not have abated by then.“As we navigate the unprecedented challenge of responding to the coronavirus, we’re exploring a range of contingency options to ensure we can deliver a successful convention without unnecessary risk to public health,” Katie Peters, communications director for the DNC’s convention committee, said in a statement earlier this week.Peters added it is a “very fluid situation” with the Democratic convention more than three months away.A convention is the only mechanism the parties have to nominate a presidential pick. If the pandemic persists, they would have to change the rules in order to hold a different type of forum.CNN announced Thursday night that former Vice President
Joe Biden, the leading Democratic candidate, will take part in a network town hall on the coronavirus on Friday night.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.