The Republican National Convention will exclude the press and renominate Trump in private for the first time in modern history

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• The Republican National Convention this month will reportedly be closed to the press, and will feature just a fraction of the delegates due to coronavirus restrictions.
• An RNC spokesperson told CNN, "We are working within the parameters set before us by state and local guidelines regarding the number of people who can attend events."
• Coronavirus fears have plagued the GOP's efforts to hold the convention, where President Donald Trump will formally be nominated. The convention normally boasts thousands of attendees.
• Instead, the RNC will reportedly livestream the vote.
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The press will not be able to attend the Republican National Convention in person later this month, and only a fraction of delegates will be there to vote to formally nominate President Donald Trump due to social distancing measures, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette first reported.

The convention is scheduled to run from August 21 to August 24, and will be far more sparsely attended than in previous years, media outlets reported Saturday.

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