GOP says Cleveland arena will be ready for convention start

Larson said Trump will accept the nomination July 21 inside the arena and not at a larger venue like Cleveland Browns Stadium.

A night of speeches from prominent sports figures and business leaders could help the presumptive Republican nominee compensate for his lack of powerhouse Republican speakers and help bolster his outsider image. Please see our terms of service for more information. How is this any different from previous GOP conventions?

Donald Trump is so clueless about how political conventions work that he thought he could just move the GOP convention out of Cleveland.

‘There’s a lot of sameness in conventions, ‘ Trump told the Times.

“They may do it”. “But they’ll be nervous as hell”. “I don’t want people to think I’m grandstanding – which I’m not”, he said, before adding, nearly reflexively, “But it would get high ratings”.

Many leading Republicans have already told reporters they have no plans to attend the convention. But the billionaire, who has fashioned himself as a Beltway outsider, has hinted that he wants nonpoliticians to have major roles. Well, that depends on the party’s leadership.

“Ditka has before praised Trump, saying that he had what it takes to make America great again”. ‘At the same time you don’t necessarily want to reinvent the wheel.

The Hill has an interesting piece on the efforts of “Never Trump” Republican delegates to overthrow Donald Trump at this year’s Republican National Convention, and they insist their chances of succeeding are better than anyone is giving them credit for. ‘I spoke with Mr. Trump this afternoon and he invited me.

Together, Cleveland is expecting between 50,000 and 75,000 extra people in its downtown area during the convention. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). His suit argues that the state law binding him to the primary results violates his First Amendment right to vote his “conscience, free from government compulsion”. “I’m not going to lie, he creeps me out a little bit”, the “Iron Chef” said. New lighting equipment – 140,000 pounds’ worth – has been installed in the arena’s ceiling. The consultant and insurance brokerage, AON Risk Services, polled 40 insurance companies before recommending the higher coverage amount, a Cleveland official said.