Republican convention live updates: Democrats step up focus on pandemic; Pence to appear from Baltimore’s Fort McHenry
August 26, 2020 at 1:52 PM EDT
Crowd of 1,000 expected for Trump’s nomination acceptance speech
About 1,000 attendees are expected for Trump’s Thursday night speech at the White House accepting his renomination, according to a person familiar with the GOP convention planning.
The expected crowd will be much larger than the approximately 70 attendees who were present in the Rose Garden of the White House for first lady Melania Trump’s convention speech Tuesday night.
It was not immediately clear what steps the White House might take to ensure the safety of attendees amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, attendees seated “in the rows near the President and vice president” were tested before Melania Trump’s speech, the first lady’s chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, told CNN.
By Felicia Sonmez and Josh Dawsey
