A White House official said the president was leaning toward a series of speeches that could be held outdoors in different places, and a stage that would serve as the main hub of activity all week in Washington. It is also not yet clear if any of the ambitious plans will come to fruition for a convention set to start on Aug. 24. Some aides have been pushing for Mr. Trump’s own Washington hotel, just down the street from the White House, to serve as the convention week hub. “But the acceptance speech matters more than anything else. So far, however, little except an overarching theme about the “forgotten men and women of America” has been finalized, and Mr. Trump has been characteristically indecisive about signing off on any plans.

Source: International New York Times August 03, 2020 22:30 UTC