President Donald Trump listens as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during the 68th Annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton on February 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA)
President Trump attends the 68th Annual National Prayer Breakfast
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina plan to introduce a bill that would allow President Donald Trump to speak in front of a packed Republican National Convention. The measure would allow the convention in Charlotte to operate without many of the restrictions aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus. The move comes after Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said the August convention would have to be scaled down to protect public health. Trump responded by announcing that he’d speak in a different state. The bill is sponsored by Republican Rep. John Torbett of Gaston. It is largely symbolic as Cooper is likely to reject it and Republicans are unlikely to have the votes to override a veto.
