Trump and Pence are expected to attend the roll call votes by the slim group of 336 RNC delegates who will formally nominate Trump and Pence as the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates. Because North Carolina would not give permission for a large-scale event, Republicans decided not to hold the rest of their convention there.
Trump is expected to make brief remarks to delegates, but his formal acceptance speech will take place remotely at the White House on Thursday.
The White House and the campaign have not officially confirmed the plans. The White House announced earlier Saturday that the president would go to Charlotte as part of a day-long series of events in North and South Carolina. The White House and reelection campaign have refused to divulge details of Trump’s visit since first reports of the stop appeared Friday.
An opinion from the White House only says that the president will arrive at 11:45 a.m., Monday in Charlotte.
The convention imposed by the president is expected to include moments designed to surprise both viewers and violations of Trump’s opponents. Details for the week remain fluid and some of the key elements were still being worked out between the White House, Republican National Committee and convention planners. Trump aides were reaching out to potential participants, including a long line of Americans whose personal stories they believe will resonate with voters.
On Saturday morning, the daughter-in-law of President Lara Trump played the Republican convention.
“We want people to remember at the end of our four days that America remains the largest, most exceptional nation in the world,” she said in an interview with NBC’s Today Show. “The president will be part of our convention every single night, so we are excited to show that to people,” she said.
Charlotte’s visit is part of a day-long trip that Trump will also take to the Mills River in western North Carolina for a speech and a visit to Greer, South Carolina, near the North Carolina border.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.
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