GOP chairwoman says 'a lot of states' have called about hosting party convention
By Morgan Chalfant - 05/26/20 11:00 AM EDT
Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said Tuesday that “a lot of states†have offered to host the party's convention in August after President Trump threatened to move it from North Carolina.
McDaniel, speaking on “Fox & Friends,†said that the RNC wants to hold the convention in North Carolina but agreed with Trump in faulting that state’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, for not providing assurances that the large-scale event would be able to go on as planned amidst concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus.
“The president is right to say to the governor, you need to assure us before we lock in all these hotel rooms and we bring all of this revenue to your state that you’re going to let us have this convention,†McDaniel said. “There’s a lot of states that are calling the president right now saying, hey, why don’t you bring that revenue to our state?"
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