North Carolina throws convention threat back at Trump and GOP

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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

[SharonClark]

1. Good for Mandy Cohen. Being repugs, they probably have no plan.

[TheBlackAdder]

17. The priority of their plan will ensure that all strip clubs are open--you know Family Values Hookers

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Sorry, it was not my intention to leave off COVID testing of hookers & rent-boys, and the relaxation of laws preventing feet from 'accidentally' sliding into adjacent bathroom stalls.

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[SWBTATTReg]

2. Clever. And appropriate as well as smart. When you have so many that disregard seemingly...

health rules such as wearing masks, social distancing, etc., they (the gop thugs) will put everyone in any community in harms' way.

[Freethinker65]

3. I suggest NC demand some additional funds up front, to be held in escrow, to be used if necessary

[erronis]

8. Good idea. If they get the funds, deposit them to make sure they clear. Nothing trump touches

has ever paid off.

Except for some spawn and his handlers (putin and libertarians.)

[uponit7771]

10. +1

[Faux pas]

4. Kickin' with gusto!

[RobertDevereaux]

5. If they do indeed "roll out the red carpet"...

...it had better be engulfed in flame!

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Doctor Cohen is a treasure. ❤ nt

[Totally Tunsie]

7. When Chump wants to kick the COVID decision-making downstairs,

NC is kicking this one upstairs where it should be. Remember that old ad..."Show us your Underalls"? Well, Chumpsters -Show us your plan!

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[aggiesal]

9. 50,000 people? Charlotte Spectrum Center only holds 20,200 people ...

http://www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com/booking/event-spaces

[rufus dog]

14. 20,200 would be butts in the seats

For conventions you would also pick up floor space. (No court)

That being said, you wouldn't fit another 30k on the floor of the arena.

Guessing, not doing the research, they are including all of the overflow areas outside the main arena to get to the 50k number.

[gab13by13]

11. Texas will do it without no stinking health plan.

[SergeStorms]

12. Where will Trumpty-Dumpty be...

if he can't have his Nuremberg Rally? He counts on this to get his death-cult members riled up into a blood lust. He's not going to like this, North Carolina!

[sandensea]

13. It's moving to Bribe-a-Lago

And the RNC will find a way to bill the taxpayers for the inconvenience.

[helpisontheway]

20. Scarborough thinks he will move it to Doral. Nt

[sandensea]

21. That's probably more like it.

More room - and less chance of losing valuables to sticky-fingered GOP conventioners.

[rocktivity]

15. He could turn this to his advantage

by having all the attendees tested first


rocktivity

[Cha]

16. KR!

[Xolodno]

18. Dumb move by Trump...not a surprise of course...

There are a lot of businesses counting on the convention....and many are no doubt Republican. He's trying to cast the blame, but it has a very big chance of backfiring.

[book_worm]

19. Trump will move the convention to Florida where they won't care

and so he can stay at Mar-a-Largo. If I were NC I'd consider myself lucky.