Trump says ‘no way’ he’ll cancel GOP convention in August

President Trump said there is “no way” he’ll cancel the GOP convention in August, despite the uncertainty surrounding planned events due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

“We’re going to have our convention. You know, we have our convention in North Carolina, in Charlotte,” he said to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday evening.

The GOP convention is scheduled for Aug. 24-27, about two months before the general election in November. 

“We are definitely planning — it’s toward the end of August. Somebody was asking today, ‘Will you cancel your convention?’ I said no way I’m going to cancel the convention. We’re going to have the convention, it’s going to be incredible,” Trump added. 

Earlier this week, reports circulated that the coronavirus pandemic has forced the committee tasked with planning the Democratic National Convention to consider emergency “contingency options” for the event, scheduled July 13-16 in Milwaukee.

Since the virus reached the U.S., dozens of large events and conferences have been canceled or postponed. It remains unclear when public health officials will stop recommending against travel and large gatherings.