Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to stay off the presidential campaign rally circuit until after the Democratic National Convention, which ends Aug. 22.

The Republican nominee’s schedule this month defies conventional campaign strategy, and draws a sharp contrast with Trump’s schedule in August of 2016, the last time he ran a successful race for the White House.

A reporter asked Trump on Thursday why he had not been “campaigning this week.”

“Because I’m leading by a lot and because I’m letting their convention go through and I am campaigning a lot,” Trump replied during a wide-ranging press conference at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.