Trump floats giving renomination acceptance speech at Gettyburg NMP, raising ethics questions

After repeatedly throwing a wrench into plans for the Republican National Convention this summer, President Trump on Monday tried to offer something tantalizing about the upcoming gathering, saying that his renomination speech would take place either at the White House or the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pa.

“We will announce the decision soon!” Mr. Trump teased in a Twitter post.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/us/politics/trump-gettysburg-convention.html

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