As COVID cases spike in Florida and top Republicans bow out, Trump now says he’s ‘flexible’ on convention format in Jacksonville
With coronavirus cases exploding in Florida, President Trump says he is"flexible" about the need for a traditional indoor Republican National Convention in Jacksonville next month.
In a television interview with former Fox anchor Greta Van Susteren, Trump suggested the format for the August 24-27 event would depend on the severity of the outbreak in the Sunshine State. Trump’s comments suggested he was taking a more cautious approach to the pandemic that has killed more than 130,000 Americans and infected nearly 3 million. Florida is among several states that have experienced significant increases in cases.
According to the Florida Department of Health, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state has doubled in the past two weeks, going from 100,000 cases to 213,794. Over the weekend, the state set daily records with more than 10,000 new cases reported on both Saturday and Sunday.
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