Trump Cancels In-Person Republican National Convention In Florida | NBC Nightly News

President Trump announced the cancellation of the Republican National Convention, which had been scheduled for next month in Jacksonville, as coronavirus cases surge in Florida. Trump said the event will go on “online in some form.”

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Trump Cancels In-Person Republican National Convention In Florida | NBC Nightly News

[LiLiJo]

Who buys this? He could care less about American lives. This is about poll numbers for him.

[pololedodo]

He got scared for himself. Too much Covid in Florida.

[josephcostello]

Has to protect the people now. What about Tulsa? Or Arizona. You're a little late buddy.

[rrfirefly]

Q1: What would this guy do if he didn't have his speech written out for him to read?
A1: Flounders.
Q2: What does this guy do when he has his speech written out for him to read?
A2: He still screws it up.

[lukejones]

He's one of the ones who has caused the increase of deaths!

[bigpicture]

Wont have republican convention in florida but they are more then happy to send floridians kids in harms way .these are the kind of people we are dealing with.

[kimle]

He cancel RNC in FL but he sends kid back to school. Don't you get it? Vote him out.

[nevets]

When your mom makes you skip your friends birthday party. lol

[DavidSmith-fnur]

What do you mean a rare retreat from Trump? He has more reverse gears than an Italian tank!

I would hate to get caught in a lifeboat with him. Clearly he is struggling to find a venue where people may actually turn up. Why doesn't he try Moscow?

[annpringle]

Which one of the grownups told Trump too cancell . He's a good actor!

[sayhellowtomy]

Come On Don"t Cancel The Convention I Was Going To Give Out Free Tickets To Trump Fans And Their Families

[staphaniebakar]

Finally, he is starting to follow the Biden plan!

[thomasgrabkowski]

its like he finally woke up to the situation in the past few days

[simplicityact]

Wow he is so concern.... OMG... you definitely have to win now....

[darrenchang]

Whatever medicine he has been taking... it’s working, a little bit

[sldavison]

Well shucks. Time for tRump to head to the bunker with a bag of Big Mac's and fox news.

[drumcircler]

Poor kid! No birthday party! What a sad victim!

[yogi]

Seriously though..They should outlaw trump's hair

[johnnyjoe]

Every time you turn around it's something new he says one thing and then he will change it because they are making him change it but the American people do not have time for this craziness if he think this will make him win back the president all this trouble he took the American people through and all his drama and all of his disrespect to womens and the way that he disgraced Mexican people Hispanic people Asian people black people Chinese people I hope the people know that something is wrong with this president he need counseling bad jmw

[richardsnyder]

Because nobody (even other GOP members) were not going to attend.