Peaceful Protest Turns Violent, Protester Pepper Sprayed By CMPD Officer
The melee happened during a Resist RNC 2020 rally
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The melee happened during a Resist RNC 2020 rally
Most of the 336 delegates have left the Queen City. Many say holding an in-person convention was important, even though the pandemic meant it got scaled down.
Hundreds of people have hit the streets to protest the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.Β President Donald Trump spoke to delegates at the RNC as the event kicks off at the Charlotte Convention Center.Β
This video shows a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer spraying pepper spray at RNC protesters in Charlotte.
Dozens of supporters of Resist RNC 2020 protested at Marshall Park in Charlotte, North Carolina as the Republican National Convention kicks off at the Charlotte Convention Center.Β
The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the GOP on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.Β Β
President Donald Trump waves at media as he steps off of Air Force One in Charlotte Monday just moments ahead of being formally nominated for reelection by delegates at the scaled-down RNC.
Republicans are ready to formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at a scaled-down convention kickoff in Charlotte that begins a weeklong effort to convince the American people that the president deserves a second term.
We now know who will be speaking at the scaled-down event, and who will not.
Monday, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Charlotte
President Trump held a news conference where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of blood plasma from COVID affected patients to use as a treatment.
Starting on Sunday, August 23rd the Republican National Convention will create detours in and around Charlotte.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department say they arrested multiple RNC protesters in uptown Charlotte the night of August 21st.Β
President Trump and Vice President Pence are expected to attend event Monday.
Sources confirm to WCCB that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be attending the Republican National Convention in Charlotte on Monday, August 24th.Β
President Donald Trump plans to visit Mills River, in the Asheville-area of North Carolina, Monday as the Republican National Convention kicks off week-long activities, a White House official confirms.
As delegates begin arriving in the Queen City, a welcome area is set up at Charlotte-Douglas Airport for the scaled-down Republican National Convention.
Joe Biden officially accepted his Democratic presidential nomination in a speech made from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware on the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention.
Expect delays in and around Uptown from Sunday, August 23rd to Monday, August 24th as the Republican National Convention is held in Charlotte.
