Music To Trump’s Ears: GOP Chair Says Convention Will Still Be Held In-Person

Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, speaks during a session at CPAC 2019 on February 28, 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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There are no plans to change the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina from its at least partial in-person format when it formally nominates President Donald Trump, according to Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel.

“We will not be holding a virtual convention,” McDaniel said in a call with reporters on Monday, per the Associated Press.

The GOP chair said that the convention, scheduled on August 24 to 27, is “quite a ways away.”

“And there’s ample time for us to adjust, if necessary,” she told reporters.

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  1. Oh thank God! I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome, unless it also included a ban on wearing masks!

  2. Too bad it couldn’t be a little sooner, you know, so it could take full advantage of the virus.

  3. GOP Chair Says Convention Singularly Colossal Trumpian Lovefest Raging White Shitapalooza Will Still Be Held In-Person

  4. “And there’s ample time for us to adjust, if necessary,” [Ronna McDaniel] told reporters.

    Um, Bill Weld?

  5. I hope the venue had the wherewithal to add a steep fee for deep cleaning once the convention is over. And maybe add that they have to bring their own toilet paper, just for shits and giggles.

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