Many members of the mainstream media criticized the staging of the White House event in which President Trump would accept the Republican Party’s nomination for president, citing concerns about its legitimacy and lack of social distance.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Republican National Convention was initially moved from Charlotte, NC to Jacksonville, Fla. Before the idea of a four-day personal extravaganza was scrapped because of a spike in cases across the Sun Belt. While part of the convention was still being held in Charlotte, it was determined that President Trump would deliver his speech on the fourth and final night in the White House.
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A large stage was built on the South Lawn and about 1800 people were present. Critics were quick to express their disapproval that the White House would host such an open political event.
“I’m practically speechless, here,” began Jonathan Karl, White House correspondent Jonathan. “I’ve been dealing with the White House on and off for two decades. I’ve seen senior White House officials refuse to even comment on political campaign issues because they thought it would be against the law to do so from the White House grounds … and here we have the entire Southlawn of the White House transformed the hall into, the place, for a national political convention. “
“Trump wants people to see the White House as his, the presidency as his, and Biden as an usurper. It’s taken the power of incumbency to new levels – and it’s pretty obvious that more people have to break the law to do that. happened, “Washington Post national correspondent Philip Bump tweeted.
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“They use our tax dollars for their political campaign. They know it’s illegal, but it does not matter to them – because they control the Executive Branch and Republicans in Congress will do nothing about it,” agreed political columnist Renato Mariotti in.
Several journalists exploded the event for the lack of social distancing and minimal masking by participants.
“This is an insult to any person who makes the effort to create mask and social distance in the name of public health,” stated CNN employee Amanda Carpenter. “Pre-k kids do more on this front than you will see the audience tonight. This is so sad. Every sacrifice makes it feel like it’s for nothing.”
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“It’s a pandemic, except in a trump card world where everyone is in denial,” tweeted Daily Beast editor-in-chief Molly Jong-Fast.
“In addition to being illegal, it is also an act of self-unification, which perfectly declares the entire Trump cult,” the New York Times quoted op-ed writer Wajahat Ali as saying. “They will burn it all down, including themselves, for white and power. No masks. No social distance. During a pandemic. White supremacy is so stupid,”
“Very little social distance,” wrote CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta. “Very few masks in sight on the southern lawn of the WH for Trump’s speech.”
Many even recalled the recent death of Herman Cain by asking who among the high profile participants would die from the coronavirus. Cain, who died July 30, had attended an indoor Trump rally in Tulsa, Okla, ten days earlier. Although it was never determined that he was infected during the campaign event.
“These maskless pictures of the WH lawn are really scary. Who will the Herman Cain be from here?” Asked writer Susan Glasser of New Yorker staff.
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“No masks and chairs at White House. When will Republicans know that superspreader events lead to deaths? Trump Tulsa rally caused uproar in covid and Herman Cain died of covid after he was there. Madness does the same thing over and over and expects a different result, “wrote MSNBC employee Jill Wine-Banks.
“Herman Cain would love to be at this event,” tweeted Nation contributor Joshua Holland.
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The media has long been criticized for condemning Trump events, anti-lockdown protests, and religious rallies for lack of social distance, while condemning the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests across the country. It was not clear if similar remarks were made about a major anti-Trump rally in Lafayette Park opposite the White House Thursday night.
