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The Crowded, COVID-Friendly WH RNC Was, Apparently, No Mistake

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: President Donald Trump speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention with a speech delivered in front a live audience on the South Lawn of the White House on T... WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: President Donald Trump speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention with a speech delivered in front a live audience on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, August 27, 2020. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS

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August 28, 2020 1:24 p.m.

You might have been concerned to see Thursday night that, in addition to branding the White House like it was a Trump hotel, the President had not insisted that the hundreds of guests in attendance for the Republican National Convention take normal precautions to protect against COVID-19.

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