RNC moves forward with midterm convention, chair says

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters on Sunday said the party would hold a midterm convention “before the general election” as outlined by President Trump last September. 

“There’s a very short window of doing it after the last primary ballots have been cast and before the general election. But yes, we’re very much moving forward with it,” Gruters said of the midterm convention during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”

“We are still trying to finalize the details. At the last Republican National Committee meeting, they gave me the authority to put this together and we’re going to do that,” he added. 

The RNC chairman did not provide the date or location for the convention but said Trump would be........

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