The pseudonym "Philo Vaihinger" has been abandoned. All posts have been and are written by me, Joseph Auclair.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Who but an idiot wants 50,000 idiots swapping viruses, check by jowl, in his city and then with the inhabitants of his city?

Charlotte City councilman says it wouldn't be responsible to have an arena full of people for RNC

Charlotte City Councilman Larken Egleston on Tuesday said it would not be responsible to host the 2020 Republican National Convention in the city as planned, adding President Donald Trump should accept it's going to look different.

His comments came a day after Trump threatened to pull the convention out of the city where it is scheduled to be held in late August. 

In a series of tweets, Trump lambasted North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and contended that the Democrat is "unable to guarantee" that the arena can be filled to capacity. 

The President also demanded Republicans "immediately be given" an answer from Cooper on the convention's future in the city.

"There's no way for the governor at this point to say he could have an arena full of people or that Charlotte could have 50,000 people coming into town for any event. And frankly, I think the only thing you can say definitively is that wouldn't be responsible three months from now," Egleston, a Democrat, told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day." 

"So, if we're going to host this convention, it's going to have to look very different than we thought it was going to, and the President should acknowledge that."

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp offers his state to host the Republican National Convention instead of North Carolina after Trump complaints

Following President Donald Trump's threats to ditch North Carolina as the host of the Republican National Convention, Georgia Gov. 

Brian Kemp made an offer on Twitter on Tuesday morning.

"With world-class facilities, restaurants, hotels, and workforce, Georgia would be honored to safely host the Republican National Convention. We hope you will consider the Peach State, @realdonaldtrump!" Kemp tweeted.


Not a word about "filled to capacity", though.

No comments:

Post a Comment