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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed May 27, 2020, 01:29 PM May 2020

North Carolina throws convention threat back at Trump and GOP [View all]

Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if state officials don’t roll out the red carpet soon.

On Tuesday, those officials put the onus on national Republicans to show they can pull off a 50,000-person event safely.

In a letter to Marcia Kelly, the president and CEO of the convention, North Carolina secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen acknowledged the president’s warning and requested a public health plan for the event.

"The status of Covid-19 infections in our state and in the Charlotte area continues to rapidly evolve [so] it will be important to have several scenarios planned that can be deployed depending on the public health situation," she wrote. "[M]easured and careful planning efforts are important not only to convention-goers, but also to the North Carolinians who rely on us to protect the public’s health."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/north-carolina-throws-convention-threat-back-at-trump-and-gop/ar-BB14Dvxr?li=BBnbfcL

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Good for Mandy Cohen. Being repugs, they probably have no plan. SharonClark May 2020 #1
The priority of their plan will ensure that all strip clubs are open--you know Family Values Hookers TheBlackAdder May 2020 #17
Clever. And appropriate as well as smart. When you have so many that disregard seemingly... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #2
I suggest NC demand some additional funds up front, to be held in escrow, to be used if necessary Freethinker65 May 2020 #3
Good idea. If they get the funds, deposit them to make sure they clear. Nothing trump touches erronis May 2020 #8
+1 uponit7771 May 2020 #10
Kickin' with gusto! Faux pas May 2020 #4
If they do indeed "roll out the red carpet"... RobertDevereaux May 2020 #5
Doctor Cohen is a treasure. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants May 2020 #6
When Chump wants to kick the COVID decision-making downstairs, Totally Tunsie May 2020 #7
50,000 people? Charlotte Spectrum Center only holds 20,200 people ... aggiesal May 2020 #9
20,200 would be butts in the seats rufus dog May 2020 #14
Texas will do it without no stinking health plan. gab13by13 May 2020 #11
Where will Trumpty-Dumpty be... SergeStorms May 2020 #12
It's moving to Bribe-a-Lago sandensea May 2020 #13
Scarborough thinks he will move it to Doral. Nt helpisontheway May 2020 #20
That's probably more like it. sandensea May 2020 #21
He could turn this to his advantage rocktivity May 2020 #15
KR! Cha May 2020 #16
Dumb move by Trump...not a surprise of course... Xolodno May 2020 #18
Trump will move the convention to Florida where they won't care book_worm May 2020 #19
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