They don't want any images to get out to the public that look bad. Such as crowd size. Or protests.On Aug. 24, Republican delegates are scheduled to gather in Charlotte, N.C., to formally vote to make Trump the GOP nominee. The vote itself will reportedly be livestreamed.
The move was reportedly made to reduce the amount of people present to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. The vote was already scaled down from 2,550 to 336 delegates, or one person per every six delegates.
"Given the health restrictions and limitations in place within the state of North Carolina, we are planning for the Charlotte activities to be closed press Friday, August 21 – Monday, August 24," a convention spokeswoman told the outlets in a statement Saturday.
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A Republican National Convention official told CNN that Trump is not expected to accept the nomination with a public speech. If he is physically present at the convention, he will most likely thank delegates in private, without press present.
The Hill
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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