Some Republican Senators Plan To Skip GOP Convention : NPR

Several Republican senators say they will not attend the Republican National Convention to re-nominate President Trump in Jacksonville, Fla., in August.

So far, Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Susan Collins of Maine are expected to skip the August 24 gathering, and there could be more. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, who voted for Trump’s removal during the Senate impeachment trial, also won’t be there, according to an aide.

Grassley, 86, said on a call with local reporters on Monday he’ll miss the convention as a result of pandemic fears. He also noted it will mark the first time he won’t attend in 40 years.”I’m not going to go. And I’m not going to go because of the virus situation,” Grassley told the Des Moines Register and others.

This year’s Republican convention has faced a turbulent path. It was originally slated for Charlotte, N.C., but the bulk of it was moved last month to Jacksonville following Trump’s demands for fewer safety precautions from COVID-19. Official convention business will still be conducted in Charlotte.

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