GOP open to switching traditional convention to ‘something scaled back’ if needed

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The Republican Party hasn’t changed plans to hold a full-scale presidential convention in August but is open to reassessing the decision later this summer in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

As states across the country prepare plans to reopen their economies, GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told reporters Monday that party officials don’t yet believe they will have to come up with a different plan.

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