Donald Trump threatens to move the GOP convention out of Charlotte due to COVID 19 restrictions

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to move Republican convention out of Charlotte in rth Carolina if its Democratic Goverr did t remove restrictions on social distancing measures which are in force due to coronavirus pandemic.

four-day Republican National Convention in Charlotte is scheduled to be held from August 14 to August 27 and it is here that President Trump would officially be minated by Republican Party for his re-election for presidential elections on vember 3.

However, once-in-a four-year convention is right w in jeopardy or expected to lose its shine because of social distancing measures being enforced in State by rth Carolina Goverr Roy Cooper. convention attracts hundreds and thousands of Trump supporters and Republican leers from across country wherein y pack into a giant indoor stium for four days.

“I love Great State of rth Carolina, so much so that I insisted on having Republican National Convention in Charlotte at end of August. Unfortunately, Democrat Goverr, Roy Cooper is still in Shutdown mood & unable to guarantee that by August we will be allowed…me by many thousands of enthusiastic Republicans, and ors, to he to beautiful rth Carolina in August,” Trump said in a tweet.

“y must be immediately given an answer by Goverr as to wher or t will be allowed to be fully occupied. If t, we will be reluctantly forced... to find, with all of jobs and ecomic development it brings, ar Republican National Convention site. This is t something I want to do,” Trump said.

Immediately reafter, Cooper tweeted that State health officials are working with Republican National Committee and will review its plans as y make decisions about how to hold convention in Charlotte.

“rth Carolina is relying on data and science to protect our State’s public health and safety,” Cooper said.

US has so far witnessed over 98,000 deaths due to coronavirus that has infected over 1.69 million people, according to Johns Hopkins University.