Trump Cancels Republican Convention in Jacksonville, Florida

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAndrea Mitchell almost drowned in balloons when she covered the 2008 Republican National Convention, and was forced to swat them away as she tried to tell MSNBC viewers what was taking place on the ground.In 2020, the longtime NBC News and MSNBC correspondent will have plenty of air.Fewer TV journalists will be on the ground at either the Milwaukee site previously selected for the Democratic National Convention or the Jacksonville or Charlotte venues Republicans

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIf you want to meet a Republican politician who’s the ultimate poster boy for shameless apple-polishing — the kind of eager conservative loyalist who would crawl across broken glass to shine Donald Trump’s shoes — you should watch “The Swamp,” the new HBO documentary, and get a load of Matt Gaetz, a congressman from Florida who got swept into the U.S. House of Representatives by the Trump tidal wave.Gaetz is a real piece of work.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerUPDATE: Florida TV reporter Victoria Price is now “90 percent back to normal” after treatment for thyroid cancer that was tipped by an alert TV viewer.Price, who works for WFLA News Channel 8 in Tampa, Florida, apppeared on the Today show Tuesday to talk about her experience. She claimed she initially didn’t think much of the life-saving email from the viewer who spotted a lump on her neck.

Ted Johnson Politico is launching a new streaming series during the Democratic and Republican conventions tied to its popular Playbook newsletter and franchise.Plug In with Playbook will be streamed at 9 AM ET each morning of both conventions, with Democrats starting on Aug. 17 and Republicans a week later, on Aug.

Also Read: Biden Dismisses Taking Cognitive Test, Asks Reporter If He's Taken Drug Test (Video)This is the latest disruption to the 2020 election cycle caused by the coronavirus pandemic.In July, President Donald Trump announced he was canceling a portion of the upcoming Republican National Convention in Jacksonville due to concerns about the spread of the virus in Florida.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorJust over a week after Universal Studios canceled its popular Halloween Horror Nights at its Florida and California parks, Knott’s Berry Farm followed suit.The Southern California park has canceled its hugely popular Halloween Haunt event this year due to the coronavirus, park officials said today.“Regrettably, due to continued operating restrictions related to the pandemic we have had to make the very difficult decision to cancel our highly anticipated 2020

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorWalt Disney’s chief executive and its CFO said the dramatic spike in Florida COVID-19 infections last month right when Walt Disney World reopened have resulted in higher cancellations at the park than they’d first anticipated  – and their expectations weren’t all that high to begin with.CEO Bob Chapek and chief financial officer Christine McCarthy said, however, that the park is meeting the financial criteria set by Disney to sustain a reopening.

Ted Johnson A member of the White House press corps who covered Donald Trump’s recent trip to Florida tested positive for the coronavirus.Zeke Miller, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, wrote in an email to members that “we’ve already reached out to those who were in the pools with this individual, and the White House Medical Unit is conducting additional contact tracing and providing follow-on tests for those in the pools and potentially exposed.” The identity of the

Also Read: Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien Has COVID-19Miller did not disclose the name of the reporter, but the Tampa Bay Times reported that the individual was standing close to “dozens” of reporters and photographers who were standing shoulder-to-shoulder and unable to social distance at the roughly 45-minute event.Trump appeared alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThey’re baaa-ackk.

President Trump still earns substantial income from his three decades of work in film and TV productions, according to his 2019 financial disclosure forms. The forms, which were released late Friday, detail all of his financial holdings and income.

President Trump told reporters Friday night he plans to banTikTok from the U.S. through executive action.

Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. He told reporters on Air Force One as he returned from Florida: "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United States.

Coronavirus fears, unpopularity or both? That’s got to be the question for President Donald Trump‘s campaign staff as he’s failing to draw crowds at campaign outings. At his most recent stop in Tampa, FL on July 31, his team had well over a dozen lines for spectators cordoned off so that crowds in the thousands could watch Trump deplane from Air Force One and give a speech on the tarmac.

Trump tweeted.Earlier in the week, the president announced he was canceling a portion of the upcoming Republican National Convention next month in Jacksonville, Florida, where infections and hospitalizations have rapidly surged over the past weeks. Dr.