Before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump scheduled a rally at Stephen Decatur High School for Wednesday evening, the GOP front-runner wanted to stage his event in Ocean City.
The thing was, though, the ducks took precedence.
Sometime last week, Trump’s campaign representatives had contacted officials about the possibility of renting the Roland E. Powell Convention Center for the night, according to city Communications Manager Jessica Waters.
“The center was previously held for another event so we could not meet that specific date,” she said. “To my knowledge, the city officials were flexible with the date but his representatives had other appearances scheduled.”
That previously scheduled event at the convention center is the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition, sponsored by the Ward Museum in Salisbury. This weekend competition, which begins Friday, features about 1,200 different waterfowl carvings and sculptures by artists from around the world and requires days of preparations beginning on Wednesday.
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There were a number of events taking place that day - all scheduled well in advance - glad they're not trying to spin it too much!
ReplyDeleteGlad you posted this. There were a lot of people thinking "Why didn't they move it to OC?"
ReplyDeleteThis clearly shows why, and it was a very valid reason.