The US President Donald Trump has cancelled&nbsp;the Republican convention that was&nbsp;supposed to be held in Florida next month.

Trump says the time is not right, which one would believe is due to the rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases in the US. Due to the surge in cases, large gatherings are not allowed.&nbsp;However, the President did not cancel the event due to the virus.

The Republican convention was supposed to be a gathering of all Republican delegates. It was scheduled to be held between August 24-27 in Jacksonville, Florida. The party would have announced its presidential and vice presidential nominee.

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In other words, Trump would have formally announced his re-election bid during the Florida convention.&nbsp;He would have also released the party manifesto.

"So I told my team it's time to cancel. The Jacksonville, Florida, component of the GOP convention will be starting in North Carolina for the Monday, as always has been planned. We were never taking that off. That's remaining as it is. The delegates are going to get together. That's where they do their nomination," said the US President Donald Trump.

Trump's campaign manager said that by cancelling the event the President has put the health and safety of the American people first.

His&nbsp;approach towards the pandemic has always been very casual from quoting random death estimates to politicising the mask, if health and safety had been a concern, Trump would have never planned a rally in Florida in the first place.

Reports claim that Trump originally&nbsp;wanted to hold the Republican Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina but the state's governor was skeptical of hosting a large gathering amid the pandemic. He insisted on limiting the crowd size, but Trump did not want social distancing, he wanted a full house. So, the location was switched.

Trump says the rally was cancelled because of the spike in coronavirus cases in Florida. However, the&nbsp;truth is that the Sheriff in Jacksonville said his city is not ready for the event.

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Florida is currently No-3&nbsp;in terms of COVID-19 cases, after California and New York. So, if the reasons are carefully studied, it would be safe to say that Trump did not choose to cancel the convention, he was forced to.

"I want to thank the Jacksonville community and its great mayor, great guy, really great guy. They wanted it so badly. And all of the other political representatives in Jacksonville and in Florida," Trump said.

According to a Quinnipiac poll, 80 per cent of Florida voters disapprove of Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump.

Another reason why Trump was forced to cancel the event was due to the&nbsp;Tulsa factor. Republicans apparently had shelled out 2.2 million dollars for the&nbsp;June event and Trump was expecting a sold-out venue.

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Much to his dismay, people barely showed up while some were scared of the coronavirus, others&nbsp;were not really excited about cheering Trump.

Things got worse when health officials said that the indoor rally fuelled coronavirus cases in Oklahoma, meaning that those who showed up either caught the virus or transmitted it.

Considering the previous event was a disaster, probably Trump took a hint and decided to play it safe instead of taking a risk, especially when all estimates point at his White House exit.

The US President Donald Trump has cancelled the Republican convention that was supposed to be held in Florida next month. Trump says the time is not right, which one would believe is due to the rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases in the US.

The US President Donald Trump has cancelled the Republican convention that was supposed to be held in Florida next month. Trump says the time is not right, which one would believe is due to the rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases in the US. Due to the surge in cases, large gatherings are not allowed. However, the President did not cancel the event due to the virus. The Republican convention was supposed to be a gathering of all Republican delegates. It was scheduled to be held between August 24-27 in Jacksonville, Florida. The party would have announced its presidential and vice presidential nominee. In other words, Trump would have formally announced his re-election bid during the Florida convention. He would have also released the party manifesto. "So I told my team it's time to cancel. The Jacksonville, Florida, component of the GOP convention will be starting in North Carolina for the Monday, as always has been planned. We were never taking that off. That's remaining as it is. The delegates are going to get together. That's where they do their nomination," said the US President Donald Trump. Trump's campaign manager said that by cancelling the event the President has put the health and safety of the American people first. His approach towards the pandemic has always been very casual from quoting random death estimates to politicising the mask, if health and safety had been a concern, Trump would have never planned a rally in Florida in the first place. Reports claim that Trump originally wanted to hold the Republican Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina but the state's governor was skeptical of hosting a large gathering amid the pandemic. He insisted on limiting the crowd size, but Trump did not want social distancing, he wanted a full house. So, the location was switched. Trump says the rally was cancelled because of the spike in coronavirus cases in Florida. However, the truth is that the Sheriff in Jacksonville said his city is not ready for the event. Also read: K-Pop fans and TikTok users played Trump; hundreds of seats remain empty in Tulsa rally Florida is currently No-3 in terms of COVID-19 cases, after California and New York. So, if the reasons are carefully studied, it would be safe to say that Trump did not choose to cancel the convention, he was forced to. "I want to thank the Jacksonville community and its great mayor, great guy, really great guy. They wanted it so badly. And all of the other political representatives in Jacksonville and in Florida," Trump said. According to a Quinnipiac poll, 80 per cent of Florida voters disapprove of Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump. Another reason why Trump was forced to cancel the event was due to the Tulsa factor. Republicans apparently had shelled out 2.2 million dollars for the June event and Trump was expecting a sold-out venue. Much to his dismay, people barely showed up while some were scared of the coronavirus, others were not really excited about cheering Trump. Things got worse when health officials said that the indoor rally fuelled coronavirus cases in Oklahoma, meaning that those who showed up either caught the virus or transmitted it. Considering the previous event was a disaster, probably Trump took a hint and decided to play it safe instead of taking a risk, especially when all estimates point at his White House exit.

Caught in a lie: Here's why Donald Trump was forced to cancel Florida convention

Republican delegates angered by the imminent presidential nomination of Donald Trump launched a loud, disruptive protest on Monday on the floor&nbsp;during the opening session of the Republican National Convention. Sadly, it was a failed attempt to change the party rules to block Trump&#39;s nomination.&nbsp; 
 
Several hundred anti-Trump delegates seeking to change the convention rules so that they could opt out of voting for the real estate mogul roared their disapproval after being denied the chance to debate the changes or have a full vote on them. 
 
&quot;Shame! Shame!&quot; some shouted, as pro-Trump delegates yelled back. Members of the &#39;Never Trump&#39; group alleged that they were bullied by the party leadership.&nbsp;The convention screeched to a halt for several minutes, and in an extraordinary moment rarely seen in modern-day nominating conventions, several delegates stormed off the floor in protest. 
 
New Hampshire delegate Gordon Humphrey had earlier submitted a petition signed by a majority of delegates from nine states demanding a formal vote on the convention rules.&nbsp; 
 
The conference chair, stern-faced House Republican Steve Womack was greeted with an extraordinary ruckus. &nbsp;The &quot;No&quot; shouts were loud but appeared to come from a slightly smaller contingent of rebel delegates and Womack declared the rules adopted.&nbsp;But Womack was not out of the woods yet. Phill Wright, head of the Utah delegation, demanded to be heard.&nbsp;With his microphone on, Wright called for a vote by roll call instead of by acclamation, as requested in the petition. 
 
Party leaders held a voice vote, then declared the opponents lacked enough support, triggering pandemonium on the floor.&nbsp;&quot;This entire system is rigged to force the vote for Donald Trump,&quot; said Kendal Unruh, a delegate from Colorado. 
 
While delivering a jolt to the highly scripted program, the rebellion by the anti-Trump forces was quashed.&nbsp;But the furor, an embarrassment to Trump, put a spotlight on the deep divisions within the party that have emerged over his candidacy. A string of senior Republicans, worried about Trump&#39;s temperament and policies, were already avoiding the convention. 
 
Trump&#39;s opponents had little chance of stopping his march but it would have served as a crippling protest vote against the candidate, who has dreamt of a glide path to the nomination as a way to tamp down divisions within the party and concerns that he is ill-fitted to be commander in chief. 
 
On Tuesday the convention formally votes to nominate Trump as their flagbearer. They will vote delegation by delegation, scrupulously following the results of the state primaries. 
 
(AFP, PTI) 
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In an extraordinary moment rarely seen in modern-day nominating conventions, several delegates stormed off the floor in protest

Republican delegates angered by the imminent presidential nomination of Donald Trump launched a loud, disruptive protest on Monday on the floor during the opening session of the Republican National Convention. Sadly, it was a failed attempt to change the party rules to block Trump's nomination. Several hundred anti-Trump delegates seeking to change the convention rules so that they could opt out of voting for the real estate mogul roared their disapproval after being denied the chance to debate the changes or have a full vote on them. "Shame! Shame!" some shouted, as pro-Trump delegates yelled back. Members of the 'Never Trump' group alleged that they were bullied by the party leadership. The convention screeched to a halt for several minutes, and in an extraordinary moment rarely seen in modern-day nominating conventions, several delegates stormed off the floor in protest. New Hampshire delegate Gordon Humphrey had earlier submitted a petition signed by a majority of delegates from nine states demanding a formal vote on the convention rules. The conference chair, stern-faced House Republican Steve Womack was greeted with an extraordinary ruckus. The "No" shouts were loud but appeared to come from a slightly smaller contingent of rebel delegates and Womack declared the rules adopted. But Womack was not out of the woods yet. Phill Wright, head of the Utah delegation, demanded to be heard. With his microphone on, Wright called for a vote by roll call instead of by acclamation, as requested in the petition. Party leaders held a voice vote, then declared the opponents lacked enough support, triggering pandemonium on the floor. "This entire system is rigged to force the vote for Donald Trump," said Kendal Unruh, a delegate from Colorado. While delivering a jolt to the highly scripted program, the rebellion by the anti-Trump forces was quashed. But the furor, an embarrassment to Trump, put a spotlight on the deep divisions within the party that have emerged over his candidacy. A string of senior Republicans, worried about Trump's temperament and policies, were already avoiding the convention. Trump's opponents had little chance of stopping his march but it would have served as a crippling protest vote against the candidate, who has dreamt of a glide path to the nomination as a way to tamp down divisions within the party and concerns that he is ill-fitted to be commander in chief. On Tuesday the convention formally votes to nominate Trump as their flagbearer. They will vote delegation by delegation, scrupulously following the results of the state primaries. (AFP, PTI)

Anti-Trump delegates jeer & boo and mount revolt, but fail

Donald Trump tried to put the Republican convention back on track following a rank-and-file revolt on Monday, telling party delegates &quot;we&#39;re going to win&quot; the White House. 
 
Making a surprise cameo appearance at the gathering in Cleveland to introduce his wife Melania, the bombastic tycoon showed confidence that belied the day&#39;s spasm of a&nbsp;public division. 
 
&quot;We&#39;re going to win so big,&quot; said Trump. &quot;Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to present the next First Lady of the United States.&quot; 
 
Trump, who broke with tradition by appearing at the convention before his nomination, was addressing an audience that hours earlier erupted into jeers and yelling as anti-Trump Republicans insisted their voice be heard. 
 
Trump fans insist delegates should heed the will of the grassroots of the party and make him the Republican nominee without equivocation. 
 
The billionaire won a thumping victory in a series of statewide party elections, garnering more than 13 million votes -- the most of any Republican nominee ever. 
 
This was meant to be Trump&#39;s moment -- the point at which he put the lid on Republican divisions and marched the party toward November&#39;s election and the White House. Ahead of the convention he had tried to assuage conservative critics and bring the party together by naming Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate. 
 
But it was Trump&#39;s Slovenian-born wife Melania who stepped up as his chief advocate on the convention&#39;s opening day.&nbsp;She took the stage with all the allure of a former model and in a strong accent made the case for Americans to entrust Trump with the presidency. 
After his wife, the candidate&#39;s team will send his son and daughters to the convention stage in the coming days. 
 
Much now rides on Trump and his supporters focusing on issues that unite Republicans: support for the armed forces and concern about law and order.&nbsp;But the Trump card may be hatred of the presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. 
 
The Republican convention ends Thursday with a speech from the 70-year-old billionaire real estate mogul. The Democrats stage their own convention next week in Philadelphia. 
 
(AFP) 
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He broke with tradition by appearing at the convention before his nomination

Donald Trump tried to put the Republican convention back on track following a rank-and-file revolt on Monday, telling party delegates "we're going to win" the White House. Making a surprise cameo appearance at the gathering in Cleveland to introduce his wife Melania, the bombastic tycoon showed confidence that belied the day's spasm of a public division. "We're going to win so big," said Trump. "Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to present the next First Lady of the United States." Trump, who broke with tradition by appearing at the convention before his nomination, was addressing an audience that hours earlier erupted into jeers and yelling as anti-Trump Republicans insisted their voice be heard. Trump fans insist delegates should heed the will of the grassroots of the party and make him the Republican nominee without equivocation. The billionaire won a thumping victory in a series of statewide party elections, garnering more than 13 million votes -- the most of any Republican nominee ever. This was meant to be Trump's moment -- the point at which he put the lid on Republican divisions and marched the party toward November's election and the White House. Ahead of the convention he had tried to assuage conservative critics and bring the party together by naming Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate. But it was Trump's Slovenian-born wife Melania who stepped up as his chief advocate on the convention's opening day. She took the stage with all the allure of a former model and in a strong accent made the case for Americans to entrust Trump with the presidency. After his wife, the candidate's team will send his son and daughters to the convention stage in the coming days. Much now rides on Trump and his supporters focusing on issues that unite Republicans: support for the armed forces and concern about law and order. But the Trump card may be hatred of the presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. The Republican convention ends Thursday with a speech from the 70-year-old billionaire real estate mogul. The Democrats stage their own convention next week in Philadelphia. (AFP)

'We're going to win so big,' Trump tells Republican convention