Following President Trump's threat to pull the imminent convention out of North Carolina, Ronna Romney McDaniel has announced that there's no dearth of states that are willing to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. In an interview with Fox & Friends, the RNC chairwoman said the party is keen on holding the convention in North Carolina, but also agreed with Trump that the state's governor Roy Cooper should be able to guarantee that the hotly-anticipated event will not be affected with concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
According to McDaniel, the president is right to say to Cooper that he needs to guarantee that before they shell out a lot of money on the event, the state will allow them to have this convention. There are multiple states, McDaniel said that are waiting with bated breath to host the convention, and are calling the president to suggest he considers bringing all this revenue to their state instead.
Given that Trump loves North Carolina, he is focused on having the convention there, McDaniel explained, adding that Cooper needs to work with them to bring this to fruition. Every state is restlessly waiting to nominate the president, she said. Noting that other states are excited about hosting the convention, McDaniel pointed out that Cooper is up for reelection and he hasn't given them the much-needed assurance so that they could take this further in a more concrete way.
Trump recently slammed Cooper for his inability to assure that the Republic Party would be able to occupy the space to the capacity for the convention, which is currently slated to take place in Charlotte from Aug. 24 to Aug. 27. Cooper has adopted a phased reopening strategy for his state in a bid to restrict the spread of the virus, The Hill reported.
Last week, North Carolina marked its foray into the second week, allowing multiple businesses such as barbershops and restaurants to operate at 50 percent capacity. As far as in-person gatherings are concerned, the state limits it to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.
A Cooper spokesman took to Twitter to announce that State health officials have teamed up with the RNC to review its plan as they decide how to hold the upcoming convention in Charlotte without jeopardizing people's safety. North Carolina will base its decision on data and science to provide safety to the public.
The impending political conventions are likely to attract numerous people from all over the United States, but questions have been raised about both party events plans citing the ongoing pandemic. Florida Republicans have supported the idea of hosting the convention following Trump's tweets.