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Trump will deliver his nomination acceptance speech on the White House’s South Lawn to a crowd of more than 1,000 people.
Reporters at the White House noted audience members’ chairs were close together with little physical distance, and few attendees wore masks, raising concerns about the spread of coronavirus. (Although the event is outdoors, which will likely help to limit transmission of the virus.)
Seating on the White House South Lawn for @realDonaldTrump #RepublicanConvention speech. Chairs are close together, there is little social distance, and most people are not wearing masks. The Trump campaign says precautions against the #coronavirus have been taken. pic.twitter.com/qlpWRTzYM1
Something I never thought I’d see: a political convention ready to gavel in at the White House pic.twitter.com/tLUEtfmtSZ
WH has been transformed into a sort of campaign rally meets Republican National Convention site.
Never before have the lines between the WH & the Trump campaign been more blurred.
Also, I wasn’t COVID tested so not clear that attendees will be. And, there is no mask mandate. pic.twitter.com/lBQUmC9wTS
Hello, live blog readers, and welcome to the final night of the Republican National Convention.
The three previous nights have led up to tonight’s main event, when Donald Trump will once again accept the Republican presidential nomination.
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