Defying precedent, Trump says he will give Republican convention speech from the White House lawn

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President Trump told the New York Post on Thursday that he would likely give his Republican National Convention speech from the White House lawn.
"I'll probably be giving my speech at the White House because it is a great place. It's a place that makes me feel good, it makes the country feel good," he told the tabloid.
"We'd do it possibly outside on one of the lawns," Trump said.
Presidents typically avoid conflating their official capacities with their electoral campaigns, a tradition repeatedly flouted by Trump.
Trump previously floated giving his acceptance speech at the Great Battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The Republican National Convention was planned for Charlotte, North Carolina, but some events were moved to Jacksonville, Florida, over disagreements about capacity and social distancing with the governor.
The Jacksonville plan was nixed due to the coronavirus pandemic; scaled-down events will happen in Charlotte and there will be a live stream. The event will take place from August 21 to August 24.
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