Threat to Move Convention Surprised Trump’s Staff

“Top Republicans had been working closely with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) and other state Democratic officials as recently as Friday to plan the upcoming GOP national convention amid the coronavirus pandemic,” CNN reports.

“Then President Trump threatened to pull the convention from Charlotte. Trump’s tweet not only came as a surprise to Republican officials on Monday, but it also was completely at odds with the position that top convention officials expressed during the Friday meeting.”