President Trump’s convention speech draws criticism … and not just for what he said

President Donald Trump gave his Republican National Convention acceptance speech Thursday night. But it wasn’t what he said that had the media world buzzing. It was where he said it.

In what might have been illegal, and what many considered unethical, the president delivered his speech in front of at least 1,500 spectators on the South Lawn of the White House.

“The most notable thing about tonight is the venue,” NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell said. “The fact that he staged this large of a gathering, during a pandemic, without masks, without social distancing, in a sacred place really — an historic landmark — nothing like this has ever been done. … It certainly is going to raise many questions in the future.”