Trump, 74, plans to speak every day of the four-day convention, in contrast to his Democratic opponent, former vice-president Joe Biden, 77, who made brief taped appearances before his 20-minute acceptance speech last Thursday.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said that in the context of the bushfires and the pandemic Australia's economy has been remarkably resilient.
Trump lawyer Patrick Philbin said that if a US citizen violated a law in a foreign country and there was a national interest in "understanding what went on, then it would be perfectly legitimate to suggest this is something worth looking into".
Trump was obviously trying to get Germany and France to side with him. In fact, he was using "divide-and-rule tactics," said Wang Yiwei, an expert on European studies at Renmin University in Beijing.
Trump, who has solid backing from evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics, referred to the issue again in the East Room: "I doubt she (Pelosi) prays at all."
Trump has made getting tough on China a key part of his campaign. He also has accused Biden of being soft on Beijing.
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Trump fired back on Twitter on Thursday morning: "THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY. It is very bad for our Great Country ... BUT WE ARE WINNING!"
Trump had announced amid last week's high-level trade talks in Washington that he would raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 25 percent from 10 percent, affecting 5,700 categories of products.
Trump said the meeting would take place "in the next three or four weeks", as he touted his ability to achieve a nuclear deal with the DPRK at a campaign-style rally in Michigan to cheers and chants of "Nobel! Nobel!".
Trump's offer of holding off on imposing new sanctions is a good gesture.